Following their stalement against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, Super Eagles coach Finidi George has lamented the absence of the Video Assistant Referee in the game.
After Fisayo Dele-Bashiru drew the host level, there was another penalty shout for Nigeria which the referee decided to ignore.
Finidi was particular about the efforts of Samuel Chukwueze that hit the bar.
” I’m sure we all saw the AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire where VAR was properly used.
” Even the Europeans were applauding the AFCON, you know, for I don’t know why in a World Cup qualifier like this where everything counts and we couldn’t have a play or incident properly checked to know if a goal is properly scored or not.
“chukwueze’s cross which hit the underneath of the bar from where I was standing, I don’t know whether it crossed the line, but if there is VAR, we would have had the opportunity of having a better view
” For me, I’m just a coach and cannot change the rules of FIFA”, he said.
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