Derry City face trip to Sligo Rovers in FAI Cup quarter-finals

DERRY CITY will travel to North West rivals Sligo Rovers in the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup.
By Simon Collins
Published 18th Sep 2020, 22:06 BST
Updated 18th Sep 2020, 22:10 BST
Derry City face a trip to the Sligo Showgrounds for a place in the semi-finals of the FAI Cup.Derry City face a trip to the Sligo Showgrounds for a place in the semi-finals of the FAI Cup.
Derry City face a trip to the Sligo Showgrounds for a place in the semi-finals of the FAI Cup.

Sligo Rovers legend, Conor O'Grady who captained the Bit O'Red to cup glory in 2010 made the draw live on RTE tonight.

And the former midfielder, who also represented the Candy Stripes back in 2004, paired his former teams together in the draw for the last eight.

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Both Sligo and Derry will be hoping to win the FAI Cup for a sixth time this season.

Declan Devine's side lost out after extra-time in the second round to Dundalk last season but the City boss will be determined to repeat his 2012 heroics when the Foylesiders last won the trophy.

The quarter-final ties will be played the weekend of November 13th to 15th.

The full draw was as follows: Bohemians v Dundalk; Finn Harps v Shamrock Rovers; Sligo Rovers v Derry City; Athlone v Shelbourne.

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