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North Korea Women's Club to Visit South Korea for Asian Cup

Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 4, 2026 · Yahoo Sport

Naegohyang FC is set to face Suwon FC in the Asian Champions League semi-finals on May 20, marking the first meeting between sports teams from the two Koreas since 2018.

The North Korean club will travel with 27 players and 12 staff from Beijing to Seoul on May 17. This marks the first visit by North Korean women's footballers to the South since the 2014 Asian Games. truewildgame.com

While tensions have persisted since the Korean War armistice in 1953, sport has occasionally offered a venue for engagement, most recently during the 2018 Winter Olympics thaw.

North Korea Women's Club to Visit South Korea for Asian Cup

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