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South Africa Advances VAR Plan With Spain Mission and Vendor Shortlist

The government outlined a Spain visit that produced a four‑vendor shortlist with a FIFA kick‑off meeting up next.

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Overview

  • The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture says a fact‑finding trip to Spain has concluded, with SAFA VAR project lead Daniel Bennett inspecting central VAR hubs and live operations in Madrid and Barcelona.
  • Four companies are now shortlisted to supply VAR services: Quality of Spain, Hawkeye Innovations of the United Kingdom, MediaPro of Portugal, and Rigour of China.
  • Officials plan a kick‑off meeting with FIFA in the coming days, after which final quotations for hardware, software and operational costs will be sought.
  • National Treasury has approved an initial allocation of more than R20 million to support the rollout, according to Minister Gayton McKenzie.
  • Authorities say the programme remains in early technical assessment with a dedicated VAR Project Team, and the aim is to pilot the system in next year’s Nedbank Cup semifinals and final.