Cork up U21 AFC to 16 teams

The Cork County Board have given the green light to a proposal to expand the county U21AFC to 16 teams.

At last night’s county board meeting at Nemo Rangers, delegates approved the motion to increase the number of teams from the current eight, comprising seven divisional winners and Beara.

Five teams from Seandun will feature – Bishopstown, Douglas, Nemo Rangers, St Finbarr’s, and St Michael’s, as well as the four Carbery semi-finalists, the Muskerry and Carrigdhoun finalists (Carrigaline and Valley Rovers, in the latter case) and one each from Avondhu and Imokilly, with Beara continuing to enter a divisional side.