Four-week ban rules McKeever out of qualifier

PADDY McKEEVER will miss the Orchard County’s fourth-round qualifier game after the Games Administration Committee handed the Armagh half-forward a four-week suspension.

McKeever was sent off in Armagh’s third-round victory over Dublin last Saturday for pushing opposing midfielder Darren Homan to the ground early in the second half. He received a straight red card for the offence.

This means that McKeever will not be available for selection until midnight on Friday, August 1, the weekend of the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

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