Naegohyang Women’s FC became the first North Korean side to win Asia’s top club title last month
Kim congratulated the players on their historic achievement, state media reported, and also watched a friendly between Naegohyang and the under-17 women’s national side.
Members of the public and dozens of ruling party officials attended the reception, cheering and waving miniature national flags, footage from digital broadcaster APT News showed.
Naegohyang are reported to have earned US$1 million in prize money, though whether the club will receive it remains uncertain given the UN sanctions in place over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
