By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAVIDEO Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is too expensive for the Zambian League whose many clubs do not have the financial resources as it could gobble about K5 million just to manage it per season, says former Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) technical director Honour Janza.Janza said a stadium like National Heroes in Lusaka will need about 16 cameras to use VAR in a single match and the cost of installation could range up to K2.8 million.Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga is quoted in sections of the media that he would introduce VAR at Super Division and Eden National league once re-elected into office.VAR is used to determine contentious issues such as the award of goals and penalties, decisions over direct red cards and cases of mistaken identity.Leagues that use the extra technology feature a fifth match official who studies video footage of an incident before a decision is reached […]
‘VAR costly for Zambian League’
