SEOUL -- A football club from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Sunday for the semifinals of the AFC Women's Champions League, marking the first visit by DPRK athletes to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a sports competition in nearly eight years.

Naegohyang Women's FC of the DPRK will face the ROK's Suwon FC Women at 7:00 pm local time on May 20 at Suwon Stadium.

The last time DPRK athletes took part in a sports event in the ROK was the International Table Tennis Federation World Tour Grand Finals held in Incheon in December 2018, where DPRK player Cha Hyo Sim teamed up with ROK player Jang Woo-jin in mixed doubles.

Founded in Pyongyang in 2012, Naegohyang won the DPRK first-division league title in the 2021-22 season.