Naegohyang Women’s FC will play the Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League in a six-year first.Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026Hundreds 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 semifinal this month.North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC will play the South’s Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt 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.South Korean civic organisations are rallying groups of volunteers to roar on Naegohyang, with one predicting that more than 1,000 may end up backing the North Koreans at the match in Suwon city.The groups support reconciliation between North and South Korea and often organise activities to promote their cause.There will be no away fans because North Koreans cannot enter the South.The Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation (KCRC) told the news agency AFP that it had already enlisted about 300 people.“At a time when inter-Korean relations are severe, news of Naegohyang’s visit brings us hope that it will serve as an opportunity to rekindle the fading flame of peace,” the KCRC said.The Korean Sharing Movement said it recruited 100 within an hour of posting an announcement on Wednesday, while the Hankyoreh Foundation for Reunification and Culture claimed about 60.However, South Korean laws and political sensitivities make it uncertain …
