A NEW era for football in the north west kicks off tomorrow with the first games in the North West of Ulster Intermediate Cup down for decision.
Three of the four first round games in the new competition – a collaboration between the Ulster Senior League and the Northern Ireland Intermediate League – are pencilled in for tomorrow.
Twelve teams – six from the NI Intermediate League and six from the Ulster Senior League – will take part in the new cross-border competition, which will now run in a straight knockout format.
The meeting of Newtowne FC and Fanad United has been postponed due to the former’s involvement in the NI Intermediate Cup.
The job of dawning the new era falls to Newbuildings United and Derry City Reserves, who meet at 1.30pm.
At 2pm, USL champions Cockhill Celtic take on Maiden City at the Charlie O’Donnell Sports Grounds at at 6pm at Letterkenny Community Centre Finn Harps Reserves face Dungiven.
“All of our clubs are excited about the new competition,” said Ulster Senior League secretary Niall Callaghan.
“Something like this is just what our League needed and the clubs from the NI League feel the same. It’s a new competition and it will bring a lot of excitement.”
