FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 & AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualification

munna219777 · May 2021

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan have used Foreign born players in National Team. Afghanistan also.

India Bhutan and Nepal do not allow Dual Nationality

Maldives is a curious case. They allow dual nationality. But we are yet to see Foreign born footballer representing Maldives

Ronny · May 2021

Couple of foreign players can't change these teams fortunes when the rest of the team is so weak. That's why none if these nations have had no success

Sanjeev Biswas · May 2021

True @Ronny but I am sure Afghanistan will improve may even get better than us in the next 5-6 years if not already..

Ronny · May 2021

They have been doing this for the last 10 years. I haven't seen any improvement yet. To make a big difference you need players who are playing at the highest level. Example Philippines had Neil Ethridge from premier league and Stephen Schrock from the bundesliga amongst others.

Boalha · May 2021

Afghanistan's junior teams seem to be doing a lot better nowadays. Maybe they will start weaning off their diaspora talent, because keeping them happy appears to be a rather expensive task. It's the reason why the Philippines Football Federation asked their half-Filipino Europeans to find clubs in Southeast Asia. Now many of them play for Thai and Malaysian clubs.