In this latest episode of The COSAFA Show we talk all things match officials and the Video Assistant Referee.

We discuss the VAR system that was implemented from the very first match at the recent HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup in Manguang.

COSAFA Referees manage Felix Tangawarima and COSAFA VAR Technician Ramy Gamal tell us how the system was put in place and the extensive plans they have for the region and beyond.

We speak to three referees from the COSAFA region who are off to the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations that will be played in Morocco from July 5-26. They tell us about their journey.

A total of six match officials from the COSAFA region will do duty at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

We chat to three of them - Letticia Viana from Eswatini, Maria Rivet from Mauritius and Akhona Makalima from South Africa, as well as referees instructor Abdul Ebrahim.