Uefa grant Sligo Rovers permission to host Viking at the Showgrounds 

Sligo hurdled back-to-back rounds in Europe for the first time in their history by eliminating SPFL side Motherwell 3-0 on aggregate.

BIG LIFT: Sligo Rovers supporters. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Uefa have granted Sligo Rovers permission to stage their upcoming Europa Conference League third round second leg against Viking at their home of The Showgrounds.

Minimum criteria on seats and facilities for venues of clubs competing at that stage risked scuppering their prospects of staying in the north-west but, while the club did explore the alternative of switching the game on Thursday August 11, diligent work by their legion of volunteers has paid off.