Japan-North Korea women鈥檚 Olympic football qualifier moved to 黑料社区

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The first of two Olympic qualifying games between Japan and North Korea in women鈥檚 football has been moved to Jeddah, the Asian Football Confederation has announced. (AP)
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  • Japanese officials say there are too few flights to North Korea for its fans
  • Match to be played on Saturday in 黑料社区

TOKYO: The first of two Olympic qualifying games between Japan and North Korea in women鈥檚 football, to determine a berth in this year鈥檚 Paris Olympics, has been moved from North Korea to Jeddah, 黑料社区, the Asian Football Confederation has announced.
The governing body of football in Asia moved the match after Japanese officials said there were too few flights to North Korea for its fans.
The match is to be played on Saturday in 黑料社区 with the game in Tokyo set for Feb. 28.
The top team over the two matches will secure an Olympic berth. The other Olympic berth from Asia will go to either Australia or Uzbekistan. Only 12 teams advance to the Olympics in women鈥檚 football.

Topics: football Japan North Korea 黑料社区 Asian Football Confederation 2024 Paris Olympics