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Stephen Coen takes over from Aidan O'Shea as Mayo senior football captain for 2022

James Horan has selected Stephen Coen as the Mayo senior football captain for 2022. The Hollymount-Carramore club man takes over from Aidan O'Shea, while Patrick Durcan and Tommy Conroy will act as vice-captains.

Brian Barry

GAA Editor @BrianGBarry

Sunday 2 January 2022 11:24, UK

11 September 2021; Stephen Coen of Mayo during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Mayo and Tyrone at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Image: Coen has been an key part of the Mayo defence in recent seasons

Stephen Coen will captain the Mayo senior footballers in 2022.

Coen, 26, made his senior championship debut for the Westerners against Dublin in 2015, and since then has become an integral part of the side.

The Hollymount-Carramore club man has been selected by James Horan to lead the side, as they look to build on All-Ireland final defeats in 2020 and 2021.

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Coen is the third captain of Horan's second reign, after Aidan O'Shea (2021 and 2020) and Diarmuid O'Connor (2019) led the side.

Patrick Durcan and Tommy Conroy will act as vice-captains.

Aidan O'Shea lifts the Nestor Cup
Image: Aidan O'Shea, pictured lifting the Nestor Cup after the 2021 Connacht SFC final win over Galway, captained the county over the past two years

Mayo will get their 2022 campaign underway next Friday, when they face Galway in the FBD League semi-final. The fixture is notable as it will be held indoors at the Connacht GAA Air Dome.

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9 August 2020; A general view of the pitches, including the new Air Dome at the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan, Mayo. It is the world's largest Air Dome at 150 metres long by 100 metres wide and 26 metres high and can accommodate a full size GAA pitch. The structure also includes a full-sized pitch, a running track and a gym. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Image: The new Air Dome at the Connacht GAA Centre in Bekan, Mayo will host all matches in this year's FBD League

Mayo mark their return to Division 1 of the National League against Donegal on January 30, while their championship draw pitted them against the Tribesmen in the Connacht SFC quarter-final.

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