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The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has announced that VAR will be used in the final round of <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/it-was-a-clear-penalty-against-south-africa-andre-ayew/mgg1qv1">Africa’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers</a>.

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<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino made this known during the 13th Extraordinary General Assembly meeting in Cairo last week.</p>

<p>Ten (10) teams have qualified for the play-offs of the World Cup qualifiers, with five set to make it to next year’s tournament in Qatar.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING:<br><br>FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that VAR will be used during the African <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCQ2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WCQ2022</a> playoffs. <a href="https://t.co/5TBZxbyk2p">pic.twitter.com/5TBZxbyk2p</a></p>&mdash; iDiski Times (@iDiskiTimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/iDiskiTimes/status/1464145986926829580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>The qualified teams are Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon, DR Congo, Mali, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal and Morocco.</p>

<p><em>“The final stage of the African World Cup qualifiers will see an improvement in refereeing performance due to the use of VAR,”</em> Infantino said.</p>

<p><em>“We have implemented VAR to help the referees because it is so difficult to be a referee. And it's our responsibility to put the refs in the right conditions to perform at their best."</em></p>

<p>Refereeing on the continent has come under the spotlight after a controversial penalty was awarded during a qualifier between Ghana and South Africa earlier this month.</p>

<p>The Black Stars booked their place in the play-off round following a narrow 1-0 victory over Bafana Bafana at the Cape Coast stadium.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A comprehensive report related to the FIFA World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Bafana Bafana has been handed over the world governing body, FIFA and we now await their next step. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bafanabafana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bafanabafana</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WCQ2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WCQ2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/8EcTr1LIlm">pic.twitter.com/8EcTr1LIlm</a></p>&mdash; Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) <a href="https://twitter.com/BafanaBafana/status/1460952705078382595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>Andre Ayew was the match-winner after expertly converting a first-half penalty after Daniel Amartey was fouled in the box.</p>

<p>The decision to award the penalty has, however, divided opinions, with many South Africans accusing the referee of cheating them.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the South African FA has since filed a complaint against the match officials at FIFA, although the world’s football governing body is yet to bring out its verdict. </p>

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