Keogh and Taheny up for FAI International awards

TWO Sligo footballers are among the nominees for this year’s Three FAI International Awards.

Sligo Rovers’ Seamas Keogh, formerly of Benbulben FC has been nominated for the Under 15 Men’s International Player of the Year.

A regular for Irish underage sides, Keogh recently captained the under 16s in a friendly against Hungary a fortnight ago.

While Ross Taheny, formerly of Sligo Rovers and now of DCU and Ballinamallard United has been nominated for the Colleges and Universities International Player of the Year having been part of the Irish squad that travelled to the World University Games in Taiwan in 2017.

Taheny featured for Rovers from the bench on several occasions. The awards ceremony takes place this Sunday evening and will be broadcast live on RTE2 from 8.10pm.

Both Grange’s Seamas Keogh (left) and Collooney man Ross Taheny have this week been nominated for separate ‘Three’ FAI International awards which take place this Sunday.