PTI had claimed that the AIFF has hired an astrologer for predictions on the Indian football team for an estimated cost of Rs 16 lakh.
The top three teams will directly qualify for the Olympic Games as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team will play in the AFC-CAF Play-off.
India finished at the bottom of Group G, having earlier lost to China 1-2.
In a letter to all the Participating Member Associations (PMA), the AFC informed that Qatar will host the upcoming edition of the AFC Asian Cup with the proposed dates set between January 12 to February 10.
After the Kings Cup, Stimac will travel to Hangzhou, China for the September 23 to October 8 Asian Games as the country is set to return in the continental multi-sport showpiece after missing out in 2018.
