Naegohyang Women’s FC to play Suwon in rare cross-border semi-final
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 4
Naegohyang Women’s FC to play Suwon in rare cross-border semi-final
15 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 4
The North Korean club will arrive in South Korea on 17 May with a 39-member delegation, including 27 players, for the 20 May match in Suwon.
South Korea’s Unification Ministry said the team could stay until 23 May if it reaches the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Champions League final.
The visit would mark a rare sporting exchange and the first North Korean women’s football game in the South since 2014, despite frozen inter-Korean relations.
With North Korea legally branding the South its 'enemy,' what is the real goal behind this football diplomacy?
As Russia backs a nuclear North Korea, is this rare sports exchange a path to peace or a dangerous illusion?