Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

KFA submits formal request to allow North Korean women's football team to visit South

The Korea Football Association (KFA) submitted a formal request asking the government to allow a North Korean women's football team to visit South Korea for an international match, officials said Monday.

2026-05-11

Asia's football body emphasizes separating politics from sport ahead of historic inter-Korean match

Asia's football governing body has expressed its hope of keeping politics and the sport separate when women's clubs from the two Koreas clash in a much-anticipated match south of the demilitarized zone later this month.

2026-05-08

North Korea's women's football club to play in Suwon this month, first cross-border sports visit since 2018

A rare inter-Korean match is coming to South Korea, with North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club set to visit Suwon this month. This is the first trip by a North Korean sports team to the South since 2018.

2026-05-04