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Four teams remain standing in the race for the Frank Fox Cup, with defending champions Maigh Cuilinn facing Annaghdown and familiar foes Salthill/Knocknacarra and Corofin colliding in this weekend’s Galway Senior Football Championship semi-finals.

The race for the Frank Fox Cup reaches the quarter-final stage this weekend with four intriguing ties, three of which are repeats of group meetings from only 12 months ago.

The final round of group games in the Galway Senior Football Championship arrives with plenty still to be decided across all four groups.

It’s incredible how fast the landscape in team sport can change. One minute, you’re unquestionably the best team around, delivering success after success and seemingly destined to remain at the summit for years to come. The next, you’re looking over your shoulder as hungry challengers begin to close the gap and eventually pass you out.

With the Connacht championship now firmly on the horizon, attention inevitably turns to what Galway’s starting XV might look like. League football often raises as many questions as answers, and that certainly seems to be the case this year.

Galway's Allianz Football League campaign kicks-off this weekend as Pádraig Joyce's men welcome Mayo to Pearse Stadium.

And just like that, the curtain closed on another enthralling club season, with Ballygunner of Waterford and Kerry’s Dingle crowned All-Ireland senior champions in hurling and football respectively.

When the lights switch on at Pearse Stadium this Saturday night (7.30pm), two sides at very different points in their journeys will collide in the Galway Senior Football Championship final.

There have been bumps and bruises for some, smoother passage for others, but as the Galway Senior Football Championship reaches its semi-final stage, the four teams most expected to be here have navigated their way through.

Hundreds of local pupils will take part in a day of football and fun at Pearse Stadium as Salthill Knocknacarra GAA are hosting the Schools Football Blitz and Meet the Galway Stars Day on Friday, September 19.