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Positive response was not received from Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The South Asian Football Association (SAF) bosses then invited Syria, Kuwait and the Philippines. The South Asian governing body for football received a positive response from Kuwait alone. Syria said no. And the Philippines did not respond. That means that the organization that has been trying to organize the SAFF Championship with eight teams, is more likely not to happen. As of Friday, seven teams have been finalized.

Safar Congress yesterday in a five-star hotel in Dhaka. Before that, the executive committee meeting. There will be final clear with how many teams. However, the general secretary of SAF, Anwarul Haque Helal, indicates that the tournament will be held with seven teams, not eight, “We have not received confirmation from any other team after Kuwait.” So the number of teams that have been confirmed will be cleared. Everything will be finalized in the meeting of the executive committee of SAFF on Saturday morning.

From June 21 to July 3, the South Asian World Cup will be held in Bangalore, India.

Sri Lanka banned from FIFA. They do not have the opportunity to participate in this year’s event. The South Asian Football Association invited countries outside South Asia to play at India’s request. By that, there is a possibility of this tournament with eight teams after 2015. In reality it does not seem so. Because the tournament is basically taking place after the FIFA window ends. Between 12-20 June might have found stronger teams.