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The head of the Kuwait Football Federation has warned it may have to suspend the national team due to a lack of funds if it doesn't get a cash infusion from the government.
Sheik Talal al-Fahad plans to appeal to emir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah for the additional funds, according to the Kuwait Times on Tuesday. The emir provided 2 million dinars (?5.5 million, $7.2 million) seven months ago but that is nearly spent, and the proposed federation budget is tied up in Parliament over a dispute related to the legality of the federation board.
The fiscal woes follow a difficult period for football in the Gulf nation. It failed last month to advance in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup and failed to qualify for the London Olympics.
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