A North Korean women's soccer team is set to play in a tournament in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean women’s soccer team is scheduled to play at a regional tournament in South Korea later this month, in a rare sports exchange between the war-divided rivals.

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean women’s soccer team is scheduled to play at a regional tournament in South Korea later this month, in a rare sports exchange between the war-divided rivals.

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The South’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said Monday that the Pyongyang-based Naegohyang Women’s FC is expected to face Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Champions League in Suwon, south of Seoul.

The AFC notified South Korea’s soccer body that the team’s participation in Suwon had been confirmed, the ministry said in a statement. However, North Korea’s state media has not reported on the soccer club’s expected trip.