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North Korean Women's Football Club Arrives in South Korea for AFC Semifinal
Naegohyang Women's FC landed at Incheon International Airport on Sunday ahead of its Wednesday semifinal against Suwon FC Women in the AFC Women's Champions League.
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The North Korean women's football club Naegohyang Women's FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a semifinal match in the Asian Football Confederation Women's Champions League. m. Wednesday. The match is the second meeting between the clubs after Naegohyang won their Group C encounter 3-0 in November.
M. Naegohyang is the first North Korean women's football club to travel to South Korea and the first group of North Korean athletes to compete in the South since December 2018. Dozens of members of South Korean civic groups gathered at the airport with welcome signs. The players and staff did not stop for questions, and about 50 security guards were present.
Naegohyang is scheduled to hold an official training session and press conference on Tuesday. Of the 9,000 tickets available, 7,087 for the general public sold out within hours of going on sale. The unification ministry has offered funds from the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund to purchase remaining tickets for civic groups and to help produce banners and props.
The groups have said they will cheer for both clubs without naming countries. The AFC has stated it wants the event to remain focused on football. m. m. Saturday.
