The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), IBRAHIM GUSAU has promised to introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).

GUSAU gave the guarantee during the first retreat of the management and personnel of NPFL in Abuja.

According to him, the NFF would begin the process of implementing VAR in the local league by dispatching certain referees to observe and learn from other nations that have already implemented the system.

He assured that the VAR will be effectively put into use in domestic football before the end of his first tenure as president of the Nigeria Football Federation in 2026. 

VAR is a system that assists referees in making correct decisions when they make clear and obvious errors in issues on players’ fouls, offsides, red card decisions, etc.