KBS will provide exclusive terrestrial live coverage of the much-anticipated final of the 2025-2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Champions League (AWCL) between North Korea's Naegohyang Women's Football Club (hereafter Naegohyang) and Japan's Tokyo Verdy (hereafter Tokyo) on Saturday the 23rd.
KBS1 will broadcast the final, which will take place at Suwon Sports Complex, starting at 1:50 p.m. on Saturday the 23rd. This final is a single match contest for not only the honor of being the strongest club in Asia but also the winner's prize of a staggering $1,000,000 (about 150 million won).
Earlier, Naegohyang clinched a final ticket with a 2-1 comeback win over South Korea's Suwon FC Women at the same stadium on the 20th. That match drew attention as the first-ever showdown between North and South Korean women's football clubs in domestic history. The KBS1 exclusive live broadcast, with commentator Lee Young-pyo and caster Nam Hyun-jong, surged to a peak minute rating of 12.1% (national, Nielsen Korea), ranking first in minute ratings among all TV programs broadcast that day.
Joining the commentary booth is Jeon Ga-eul, called "South Korea's top female football technician" and a member of the century club (more than 100 A-match appearances). Jeon Ga-eul, who recently appeared on KBS2's futsal entertainment show 'Volunteer' and other programs, will provide vivid and in-depth on-site commentary based on her long national team experience. Added to this are sharp analyses from commentator Park Chan-ha, who will also be part of the 2026 World Cup broadcast team for the North and Central America region, and seasoned hosting by veteran caster Lee Jae-hoo.
Naegohyang and Tokyo already met once in the group stage of this tournament. At that time, Tokyo won decisively 4-0, and the biggest point of interest is whether Naegohyang, sharpened and back on the final stage, can achieve a thrilling revenge against Japan's powerhouse Tokyo.
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