‘Tearing down barriers’: North Korean footballers arrive in Seoul for first time in eight years
Key takeaways
- Naegohyang FC players arriving at Incheon international airport in South Korea on Sunday.
- The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country on Sunday before Wednesday’s match between Naegohyang FC and South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in Suwon.
- The visit has been approved under the inter-Korean exchange law and covers the players’ stay until next weekend, though the team could leave earlier if eliminated, according to Seoul’s unification ministry.
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Naegohyang FC players arriving at Incheon international airport in South Korea on Sunday. Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPAView image in fullscreen Naegohyang FC players arriving at Incheon international airport in South Korea on Sunday. Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPASouth Korea‘Tearing down barriers’: North Korean footballers arrive in Seoul for first time in eight years Naegohyang FC due to play Suwon FC in semi-final of Asian Women’s Champions League on Wednesday
Prefer the Guardian on Google A North Korean women’s football club has arrived in South Korea for an AFC 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 on Sunday before Wednesday’s match between Naegohyang FC and South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in Suwon.