North Korea officially declared: They are heading to South Korea

North Korea officially declared: They are heading to South Korea

05.05.2026 04:52

In the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Champions League semifinal, North Korea's Naegohyang Women's Football Club will face South Korea's Suwon team. This match will mark a historic first.

The Korea Football Association announced that the North Korean Naegohyang Women's Football Club will face the South Korean Suwon team in the capital Seoul of South Korea.

THEY WILL FACE EACH OTHER FOR THE FIRST TIME

The North Korean Naegohyang Women's Football Club will play on South Korean soil for the first time as part of a regional tournament to be held in Seoul.

ALL EYES ON MAY 20

According to the Yonhap news agency, the Korea Football Association stated that the Naegohyang Women's Football Club and the South Korean Suwon team will face each other on May 20 at 19:00 local time at Suwon Stadium in the south of Seoul. The match, to be played within the framework of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Champions League semi-finals, will go down in history as the first time a North Korean women's football club will play in South Korea.

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