US EditionNorth Korean women's soccer club to make rare visit to South Korea for match
The 39-member delegation could stay through the final if Naegohyang advances, as Seoul seeks to use the match to keep sports exchanges open.
- On Monday, South Korea's Unification Ministry announced that the Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women's FC will face Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Football Confederation Women's Champions League semifinals in Suwon.
- Deteriorating diplomatic relations have led North Korea to label South Korea its "most hostile state" and declare it will no longer seek reunification, creating a backdrop for this rare sports exchange.
- The North Korean delegation comprises 27 players and 12 staff, scheduled to arrive in South Korea on May 17, with the match in Suwon due to start at 7 p.m. on May 20.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is seeking to improve strained ties with the North, though Pyongyang's state media has not reported on the soccer club's expected trip.
- The visit marks the first time North Korean female soccer players have competed in the South since the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, following diplomatic engagement at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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North Korean side to play in South Korea in historic encounter
A North Korean side are set to play in South Korea for the first time in nearly a decade as a historic encounter beckons.North Korea's women's football club Naegohyang is set to travel across the border later this month for the clash.The team will face Suwon in the semi-finals of the Asian Women's Champions League on May 20, marking an incredibly rare cross-border journey.South Korea's Unification Ministry has confirmed the trip, with Pyongyang …
For the first time since 2018, there will be a meeting between sports teams from South Korea and North Korea. In the women's Asian Champions League on May 20, the women's footballers of Naegohyang FC from the North Korean capital Pyongyang will compete at Suwon FC and compete in the semi-finals there. According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap, the delegation consists of 27 players and 12 coaches travelling to the game near Seoul.It is the…
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