Sports News of Tuesday, 25 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Mustapha Ussif believes VAR will solve officiating problems in Ghana• VAR was successful at the 2021 Sheikh Sharubutu Ramadan Cup• GFA has hinted their plans to use the technology in the coming yearsThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has called for the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Ghana Premier League Premier. In the final of the Ramadan Cup, the team that represented Kasoa was awarded a penalty with the help of the VAR which propelled them to win the trophy at the end of the game. Reacting to the update and the several criticisms of referees in the ongoing league season, Mustapha Ussif has recommended the use of the VAR to close the gap in officiating. "This is something that we can learn from that even our premier league, we should be able to introduce such technology. If the VAR is there, it will solve those problems," he said as reported by footballghana.
