Derry senior football manager Brian McIver has named his squad for the upcoming McKenna Cup.
Eoin Bradley.
As expected, McIver has omitted long-serving Eoin Bradley after the Glenullin forward decided to continuing playing for Coleraine in the Irish Premiership.
No players from Ulster champions Ballinderry are included as they Derry champs are due to play in the All Ireland Club Championship Final in February.
Derry will open their campaign away to Monaghan on Sunday 5 January before hosting Fermanagh at Owenbeg a week later.
They weil complete their group qualifying games at home to St Marys on Wednesday 15 January,
The Derry squad is:
Thomas Mallon, Aidan Mc Alynn, Anthony O’Neill (Loup); Charlie Kielt, James Kielt (Kilrea); Oisin Duffy, Niall McFeely (Foreglen); Declan Brown, Fergal Doherty, Peter Cassidy (Bellaghy); Mark Lynch (Banagher); Mickey McShane, Benny Heron, Carlus McWilliams, Dermot Mc Bride, Ciaran Conway (Ballinascreen); Conor McAtamney, James Kearney (Swatragh); Kevin Johnston, Mark Craig (Dungiven); Sean Leo McGoldrick, Niall Holly, Ciaran McGoldrick, Declan Mullan (Eoghan Rua); Patsy Bradley, Paudie McGuigan (Slaughtneil); Ciaran McFaul (Glen),; Emmett McGuckin (Magherafelt); Enda Lynn (Greenlough); Eoin McNicholl, Gerard O’Kane, Neill McNicholl (Glenullin); Aaron Kerrigan (Claudy).
The Power NI Dr McKenna Cup fixtures are:
Section A: QUB, Donegal, Tyrone, Armagh
Section B: St Mary’s UCB, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Derry
Section C: UUJ, Down, Antrim, Cavan
Sunday 5 January – Round 1
Section A : Dún na nGall v Tír Eoghain at Pairc MacCumhaill ; Ard Mhacha v QUB at Athletic Grounds.
Section B : Fear Manach v St Marys at Brewster Park; Muineachan v Doire at Clones.
Section C : Aontroim v An Cabhán at Antrim venue ; UUJ v An Dún at Pairc Esler.
Sunday 12 January – Round 2
Section A: Tír Eoghain v QUB at Healy Park ; Ard Mhacha v Dún na nGall at Athletic Grounds.
Section B: Muineachan v St Marys at Clones ; Doire v Fear Manach at Owenbeg.
Section C : Aontroim v UUJ at Antrim venue ; An Cabhán v An Dún at Kingspan Breffni Park.
Wednesday 15 January – Round 3
Section A: Tír Eoghain v Ard Mhacha at Healy Park ; Dún na nGall v QUB at Pairc MacCumhaill.
Section B : Fear Manach v Muineachán at Brewster Park ; Doire v St Marys at Owenbeg.
Section C: An Dún v Aontroim at Pairc Esler ; An Cabhán v UUJ at Kingspan Breffni Park.
Sunday 19 January – Semi Finals
Section B Winners v Section A Winners; Best Runners Up v Section C Winners.
Saturday 25 January – Final.
All Sunday games at 2.00pm: All midweek games at 7.30pm .
Extra time to be played in semi finals and final if required.
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