North Korean footballers arrive in South, match tickets sell out

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 08:55 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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North Korean women's soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final match. This marks the first visit by athletes from North Korea to the South in eight years. The delegation, consisting of 27 players and 12 staff, is in Suwon to compete against South Korea's Suwon FC Women on Wednesday. The visit, approved under inter-Korean exchange law, allows for their stay through next weekend, with the possibility of an earlier departure if they are eliminated.

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The team's stay covers through next weekend, but they could leave earlier if eliminated.

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The visit has been approved under the inter-Korean exchange law.

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The delegation consists of 27 players and 12 staff.

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This marks the first visit by athletes from North Korea to South Korea in eight years.

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North Korean women’s soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final.

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North Korean women’s soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from ‌the isolated state to the South in eight years.The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesday’s match against South Korea’s Suwon-fc-women" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="124227" data-entity-type="organization">Suwon FC Women in Suwon.The visit has been approved under the inter-Korean exchange law and covers their stay through next weekend, though the team could leave earlier if eliminated, according to Seoul’s Unification Ministry.

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