Kerry captain Cooper allays injury fears

KERRY captain Colm Cooper has allayed fears that he will need to go under the knife to cure a troublesome ankle injury.

Cooper was hampered by the problem throughout the Kingdom’s championship run and it also affected his ability to train during Dr Crokes’ march to a second successive Kerry senior football title. But Cooper received positive feedback from his latest medical examination of the ankle last week and is fully focused on preparing for Dr Crokes All-Ireland SFC club semi-final meeting with Crossmaglen Rangers on February 18.

“The ankle is fine. I’ve had a month to six weeks now without any problems with it,” he said.