A Chinese sportswear company has signed an agreement to sponsor North Korea’s national soccer teams, prompting concerns about possible sanctions violations involved in the transfer of the new uniforms.
Under the agreement between the DPR Korea Football Association and Inlang Sports, the DPRK men’s and women’s teams will wear uniforms supplied by the Hunan Province-based firm, Inlang announced via a press release uploaded on social media on Friday.
Photos from Wednesday’s signing ceremony posted online show the jerseys bearing a small Inlang logo in the upper right chest area, indicating the company’s new role as the North Korean soccer teams’