Despite the controversy surrounding a disallowed goal in Sunday’s first-leg semi-final clash between Portmore United and Mount Pleasant Academy in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), Owen Hill, chief executive officer of Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), remains adamant that Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology will not be introduced for the remainder of the competition.

Hill said that the PFJL currently could not afford the cost of implementing the technology, and, as a result, the competition will continue without it.

“Yes, it is nice to have these new technologies being implemented, but it is in the context of cost, and that is always a consideration. As it is now, we are unable to afford those costs for the implementation of VAR,” said Hill.