THE Donegal minor footballers will be back in action this Saturday for a big encounter in the Ulster Minor Football Championship.
Karl Lacey’s side will meet Monaghan this Saturday afternoon in Convoy, with a place in the competition’s semi-finals up for grabs.
Donegal booked their place in the last eight courtesy of a two-point victory over Down at the Donegal GAA Centre in Convoy last weekend.
Donegal had met the Mourne County the week prior but it was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch, with the hosts leading by 17 points with 12 minutes left on the clock.
The re-fixture was a much tighter affair and the visitors led by the minimum as the clock entered red at the Convoy venue.
However, Lacey’s outfit displayed huge character in the closing stages and kicked three successive points to advance to the last eight.
Saturday’s opponents, Monaghan, were last in action just shy of a fortnight ago where they suffered a seven-point defeat to Tyrone in Round 2 of the Ulster Minor Football Championship.
The pair have already met this year, with the Farney men securing a narrow win over Lacey’s side on that occasion in the Ulster Minor League.
Donegal have reached the last four of the provincial competition every year since 2021 and they’ll be hoping that this run can be extended this term.
Karl Lacey’s young outfit will be keen to put their best foot forward when they meet Monaghan this Saturday on home soil in a bid to reach the Ulster Minor Championship semi-final where they would face Derry or Tyrone.