Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says alongside the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie they are on the same page when it comes to VAR in South African football.
The Portuguese coach was speaking after guiding Masandawana into the MTN8 final following their two-legged semifinal victory over Golden Arrows.
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In Sunday’s second leg, Sundowns defender Khulumani Ndamane appeared to have scored a legitimate goal, but the referee disallowed it for an alleged handball.
Cardoso believes referees, like everyone else, can make mistakes and says VAR should be introduced to support and protect them from controversial decisions.
“I think that mistakes can happen for everybody, obviously what should happen, and I think that Minister McKenzie finally agrees with me that surely VAR should correct the mistakes,” said Cardoso.
“We should protect the referees by [introducing] VAR, it’s simple as that. And look, there were moments already this season that probably VAR had penalised myself and my team.
“There was, for example, I remember one, it was an unfortunate action, but it was an action of a tackle from one player of mine that should have been given a red card. But there were many of the other opponents that should have been red cards.
“I just want you to remember, a match against Polokwane City, the first fixture of this competition. So, let’s not judge the people that have a whistle in their hands, because sometimes we also need to protect them.
“Let’s just create conditions so that we all can work as best as possible in the best interest of the game, of the football and of South Africa. That’s the only thing I have to say.”
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