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VAR lets us down again

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December 29, 2025

They always say that if you are going to win a tournament like the Africa Cup of Nations, you need a bit of luck along the way.

- with Jonty Mark

It is certainly fair to say that Egypt had their share of fortune and Bafana didn’t in the Pharaohs’ 1-0 Group B win over South Africa on Boxing Day. At the last Africa Cup of Nations finals, the standard of Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) set an extremely high standard that even the richest leagues in Europe battle to match.

The Confederation of African Football, however, sacked their director of refereeing Doue Noumandiez in August.

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