KURIHIRA, Kanagawa Pref. — Kawasaki Frontale's North Korean striker Chong Tese has a busy year ahead of him.
With his club riding high in the J. League and an Asian Champions League quarterfinal clash with Nagoya Grampus coming up next month, the 25-year-old has enough to keep him occupied as he tries to steer Kawasaki to its first major silverware.
But there will be no let-up in 2010 either. As the star attraction of the first North Korean team to qualify for the World Cup since 1966, Chong is already looking forward to the fulfillment of a lifelong ambition in South Africa.