North Korean football club to make rare visit to South Korea

SportFootballNorth Korean football club to make rare visit to South KoreaThe Asian Women’s Champions League meeting will mark the first visit by North Korean athletes in nearly eight yearsFlo Clifford Monday 04 May 2026 09:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969975","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/north-korean-football-club-naegohyang-south-korea-b2969975.html","title":"North Korean football club to make rare visit to South Korea"}}The North Korean women's football side is ranked among the strongest in the AFC (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A North Korean football club will make a rare venture to South Korea next month, the first time athletes from the north will have crossed the border since 2018.Naegohyang Women’s FC - a club based in the North’s capital, Py...