North Korean women’s club to play rare football match in the South

Naegohyang FC will play the South’s Suwon FC on May 20 in the semifinal of the Women’s Asian Champions League on May 20.A North Korean women’s football club will become the first sports team from the country to play in South Korea since 2018 when they visit this month, Seoul’s unification ministry has confirmed.The neighbours remain technically at war after their 1950–53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, and sporting and cultural exchanges between them are very rare.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for Chinalist 2 of 4‘Waging a war’: South Korea’s football qualifier in Pyongyanglist 3 of 4Koreas to form joint Olympic team, carry ‘unified’ flaglist 4 of 4Taiwan cheering row overshadows China quarterfinal at Asian Cupend of listNaegohyang Women’s FC will play the South’s Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League. The winner will face Melbourne City or Tokyo Verdy in the final, also to be played in Suwon, on May 23 .The visiting delegation will include 27 players and 12 club staff, the ministry said on Monday. South Korea’s football association told AFP news agency that