Mark McKeever and Martin Dunne will both start for Cavan against Sligo.

Gowna clubman McKeever has caught the eye in challenge matches and ACFL games in recent weeks and is rewarded by Val Andrews with his first league start of the year, lining out on the 40.

And Cavan Gaels attacker Dunne impressed during the McKenna Cup and now has a chance to prove he can nail down a regular place in the starting XV.

Cavan (NFL Division Three V Sligo): James Reilly; Damien Barkey, Damien O'Reilly, Ronan Flanagan; Barry Watters, Padraic O'Reilly, Robert Maloney-Derham; David Givney, Gearoid McKiernan; Niall Smith, Mark McKeever, Kevin Meehan; Niall McDermott, Eugene Keating, Martin Dunne. Tweet

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