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David Clifford: ‘Playing for Kerry was always the dream’

Kerry sensation David Clifford is happy for senior manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice and U20 boss Jack O’Connor to sort out his immediate inter-county future.

David Clifford: ‘Playing for Kerry was always the dream’

Mon, 09 Oct, 2017 - 01:00

Jackie Cahill

On Saturday, Clifford collected the Electric Ireland Minor Star Footballer-of-the- Year award at Croke Park — and confirmed that he’s staying put in Ireland for now.

O’Connor would dearly love to have Clifford available for an assault on U20 honours but it’s anticipated that the deadly forward will be fast-tracked into Fitzmaurice’s senior set-up.

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