Repeat provincial pairings a possibility in second round football qualifiers

Michael Murphy of Donegal in action against Niall Grimley of Armagh during the Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Donegal and Armagh at Páirc MacCumhaill in Ballybofey, Donegal. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Monday’s All-Ireland senior football championship second-round qualifiers will not avoid repeat provincial pairings.

Although they are steered clear at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage, the Central Competitions Control Committee have confirmed that beaten provincial finalists could face a team they have already beaten earlier in the championship.