Cork football manager Keith Ricken has stepped aside “for the foreseeable future due to health reasons”. A brief statement on the county website confirmed that less than a year into his appointment the former under-20 All-Ireland winning manager was taking a break.
The role will be taken on an interim basis by coach John Cleary, who managed the county to the 2009 under-21 All-Ireland.
Ricken had just completed his first league campaign and guided the county to the retention of their Division Two status after a nailbiting final day victory over Offaly.
He and the players had also …
- April 14, 2022
