Kerry captain Siofra O’Shea suffers second cruciate injury

“It is devastating for the player first and foremost. She has been a leader both on and off the field and she has been in scintillating form."

Síofra O'Shea of Kerry during the Lidl Ladies Football National League Division 1 Final match between Kerry and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Kerry’s quest to make up for last year’s All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Final defeat at the hands of Meath has suffered a massive blow with the news emerging on Monday afternoon that team captain Siofra O’Shea has suffered another cruciate (ACL) injury just 13 months after returning from rupturing the ACL on her right knee in 2021.

O'Shea, from the Southern Gaels club, was named captain this year of the Kerry team who play Mayo on Saturday in Semple Stadium in the All-Ireland semi-final.