Overview
- Naegohyang Women’s FC, whose trip was confirmed Monday by Seoul’s Unification Ministry and the KFA, will face Suwon FC Women in Suwon at 7 p.m. on May 20.
- The delegation totals 39 people with 27 players and 12 staff, and officials say the team plans to arrive at Incheon Airport on May 17 after transiting through Beijing.
- The visit marks the first appearance in the South by a North Korean sports team since 2018 and the first ever by a North Korean women’s club.
- The winner advances to the May 23 final in Suwon against Melbourne City or Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the AFC Women’s Champions League.
- South Korea says it will keep a minimal government role because this is an international club match, and North Korean state media had not reported the trip as of Monday.