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The AFC Champions League Elite group stage draw in Kuala Lumpur set up a clash between reigning champions Al-Ahli and 2024 winners Al Ain, with Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo also facing Al Ain. The tournament expands to 32 teams this season, running from September to February.
Naegohyang Women FC defeated Suwon FC Women 2-1 in the AFC Women's Champions League semifinal in Suwon, South Korea. The victory secures the North Korean club's place in the final and marks the first time a North Korean sports team has played in South Korea in eight years.
Hundreds of South Koreans are volunteering to cheer for North Korea's Naegohyang women's football team when it plays in Suwon on May 20 for the AFC Women's Champions League semifinal — the first North Korean sports team visit to the South since 2018. While the event is hailed as a rare symbol of inter-Korean sports diplomacy, South Korean law prohibits displaying the North Korean flag or anthem, and AFC rules bar political symbols.
Naegohyang FC will face Suwon FC in the AFC Women's Champions League semifinal on May 20, marking the first time a North Korean sports team has competed in South Korea since 2018. The North Korean delegation of 27 players and 12 staff arrives via Beijing on May 17. The match is a rare sporting exchange between the two Koreas amid ongoing tensions.
