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Foreign VAR Officials Appointed for Two Cyprus League Matches

Published December 31, 2025, 10:29

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) has announced the referees for the 16th matchday of the Cyta Championship. In two matches, specifically, VAR will be used with foreign officials, while in all other matches the referees and assistants will be Cypriot. The matches that will have foreign VAR are AEK – Anorthosis and Apollon – Pafos. For the AEK – Anorthosis match, Lukas Thomas Fahndrich will be the VAR and Konstantinos Fotiou the AVAR. For the Apollon – Pafos match, Sven Wolfensberger will be the VAR and Marios Kalogirou the AVAR. The decision to use foreign VAR officials is part of the CFA's efforts to improve the quality of refereeing in the Cypriot league and avoid disputes. The appointments for the remaining matches include Cypriot referees and assistants, with referee observers at each game. The 16th matchday will take place between January 2nd and 4th, with matches such as Ommonia Aradippou – Freedom24 Krasava ENY, Ethnikos – AEL and APOEL – Enosis.