As per wiki, all 12 WAFF nations are participating. They have sent invite to India, Thailand & few other nations. Most probably, 16 team Tournament. If it is 12 team Tournament, we might be only a standby team.
That money is spent because this batch will be playing Asian cup in May. So far they have been playing BFC juniors and desperately need international exposure
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Also, nowadays there's a clear bias towards the West when it comes to AFC competitions.
Senior MNT:
March 20 - 28: FIFA Int. window
Senior WNT:
Feb 13 - 22: FIFA Int. window
- M1 vs Turkmenistan
- M2 vs Kyrgyz Republic
Jul 10 - 18: Hero Women's Gold Cup
U23 M:
Sep 04 - 12: Asian Cup Qual.
Sep 19 - Oct 07: Asian Games
U19 M:
Jul 07 - 17: SAFF Cup
May 03 - 20: Asian Cup
U16 M:
Sep 01 - 11: SAFF Cup
U20 W:
Feb 03: SAFF Cup
Mar 07 - 11: Asian Cup Qual. R1
Mar 20 - 28: SAFF Cup
Apr 26 - 28: Asian Cup Qual. R1
- Apr 28 - Myanmar
Now it'll be used to send AIFF officials on holidays to these countries
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