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South Koreans gear up to roar on football team from rival North
Key takeaways
- North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC will play the South’s Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League.
- It will be the first time that a North Korean sports team has played in the South since 2018.
- The countries technically remain at war because their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize Hundreds of South Koreans will cheer for a North Korean women’s football team when it makes a rare trip across the border for a continental semi-final this month, civic groups told AFP on Friday.
North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC will play the South’s Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League.
It will be the first time that a North Korean sports team has played in the South since 2018.
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