BANGKOK: Thailand's Asian Games football team have been dealt a major blow even before a ball is kicked. Their entire supply of food was confiscated at the Doha airport.
Qatari customs officials seized almost US$1,000 of dried fried beef, rice, chillies, fish sauce and chilli paste – enough to fill two pick-up trucks – upon the squad's arrival, which has left the team manager worried about the players' well-being.
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