Betway Premiership side TS Galaxy boss Tim Sukazi raises concerns about the funding model of VAR

Tim Sukazi is not convinced the current budget provided to Safa for implementation of VAR in the PSL is sustainable.

Sukazi said the VAR does not need to be something of one season but it should be ongoing and with the limited funds available it may not be feasible to have it in the PSL yet.

“As you know, we've been playing football without VAR, so I guess it's never going to change. It's going to be the same as what it was,” Sukazi told the media.

"However, the world is moving towards VAR, and I think we are believed to be one of the best leagues in the world and leading in the African continent, so we've got to be the ones who get into it. Having said that, this VAR thing is not a thing that happens overnight.

"I've sat in those meetings from the head of referees and the VAR committee of SAFA presented to the league. It doesn't sound like it's something that could be achieved overnight. There's a cost factor.

"People get excited. I think the minister said he has allocated R20 million. We've got to think beyond that. Twenty million, is it sufficient for the season? Or what will happen in the future seasons? I haven't heard that, and I haven't heard any of the journalists ask that. Twenty million and then what?

"When you start VAR, it's got to continue like that. You cannot just start it this season and not have it in the following seasons. Touch is a move. Once you start it, you have to continue with it. I am curious to know what the budget is for the future and where the money is going to come from. From a department point of view, will they sustain us? What are the future plans about it? For me, there is clarity that has to be given further."