Mauritius and St Kitts and Nevis will be the two teams up against India in the upcoming tri-nation invitational football tournament to be held in Mumbai from August 19-24. However, these figures are dwarfed by the projected total spending on the event, which is estimated at Rs4 crore. READ | Chennai out, tri-nation football series venue switch burns hole in AIFF’s pocketThe tri-nation series involving India, Mauritius and St Kitts and Nevis will have just three matches. He confirmed that the cost of the tournament is being borne by the AIFF from its ‘competitions’ budget. While the two games in the tri-nation series will undoubtedly serve as practice fixtures, one wonders if practice fixtures against St. Kitts and Nevis and Mauritius merit such heavy spending.

Source: Hindustan Times August 13, 2017 04:10 UTC