Canavan’s League blow after operation

TYRONE star Peter Canavan underwent an operation on his long term ankle injury in a Belfast hospital yesterday.
Canavan’s League blow after operation
Wed, 21 Jan, 2004 - 00:00
Diarmuid O’Flynn

The former footballer of the year sustained the injury in last season's All-Ireland semi-final win over Kerry and the problem forced his substitution in the county’s historic All-Ireland SFC success against Armagh.

The injury is expected to rule him out of the entire Allianz NFL campaign.

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