The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years said his players were not "rough" as they prepare for Saturday's Asian Women's Champions League final.

No North Korean sports delegation has competed on southern soil since 2018, with no soccer game between the two in the South in 12 years.

North Korean footballers will play in the South for the first time in years on Wednesday evening, when Naegohyang Women's FC faces Suwon FC Women i...