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Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan lost 1-0 to Naegohyang of North Korea in the Women's Asian Champions League final on Saturday. Naegohyang scored the only goal to claim the title.
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.
