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Rodong Sinmun
Reception Given in Honor of DPRK Women Footballers

Culture 2024.3.22.



The Cabinet of the DPRK hosted a reception at Okryu Restaurant on March 20 in congratulation of the players and coaches of the DPRK women soccer players team who won the 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup.

Present there were Vice-Premier of the Cabinet Kim Myong Hun, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Kim Il Guk, officials concerned and players and coaches of the womensoccer players team.

Kim Myong Hun made a congratulatory speech at the reception.

He warmly congratulated our proud women footballers and coaches on demonstrating before the world once again the prestige of the dignified DPRK at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup and greatly encouraged all the people who have turned out to implement the resolutions of the plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

He called upon all players and coaches to make redoubled efforts to achieve more excellent results, always mindful of the expectations of the people who want them to fly the flag of the dignified DPRK higher in the sky of the world.

Player Chae Un Yong in her reply speech expressed the will to ramp up training and glorify the dignity and honor of our great state with gold medals.

Rodong Sinmun