JOHANNESBURG: The controversial video assistant referee (VAR) system will debut in Africa this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) when Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca host TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo for the CAF Super Cup.

VAR was supposed to be introduced in the continent from the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarter-finals in Morocco last month, but training sessions were held instead.

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