Town Drawn Against Hewitt's Sligo For Semi-Finals

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The defending FAI Cup champions are heading to the Showgrounds at the end of next month.

Athlone Town will meet familliar faces in this year's FAI Cup semi-final.

Ciaran Kilduff's charges will take on a Sligo Rovers side managed by ex-Town boss Tommy Hewitt, at the Showgrounds at the end of September.

Sligo, who count former Athlone midfielder Muireann Devaney in their playing ranks, will be playing for a first Cup final appearance in their history.

Hewitt and Devaney were part of the Athlone team that made the FAI Cup final in 2022, only to be beaten by Shelbourne in a scrappy decider.

The midlanders also finished an agonising second to the same opposition in the Women's Premier Division as well.

2017 winners Cork City are heading for the capital for their last-four clash.

Two-time cup winners Shelbourne will welcome the Leesiders to Tolka Park.

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