Mick O'Dwyer will face Kerry in what may prove to be the last match of his managerial career. Last night's draw for round four of the All-Ireland football qualifiers brought together Kildare and Kerry in the tie of the round, which is likely to be played on Saturday week. Séan Moran reports

The Kildare manager has said that he will be stepping down at the end of this season. Yesterday his last match in the Leinster championship ended in disappointment as his team gave a creditable display yet couldn't quite overturn the impact of two goals in a minute for Dublin.

A meeting with Kerry, the county with whom he won four All-Irelands as a player and eight as a manager, would be an appropriate way to bow out for O'Dwyer whose inter-county involvement goes back to the 1950s.

Of course, the match is by no means certain to signal the end of Kildare's season.

Four years ago the counties met in the All-Ireland semi-finals and Kildare defeated the then reigning champions after a tight contest. O'Dwyer's side have the advantage of three hard matches in Leinster, the draw and replay against Offaly and yesterday's Leinster final, whereas Kerry have won their last two outings in the qualifiers, against Wicklow and Fermanagh, by a cumulative 40 points

The other matches in the round include the meeting of Meath and Donegal for the first time since the counties contested the 1990 All-Ireland semi-finals.

This will be played next weekend, probably on Sunday at Croke Park, although the Games Administration Committee will not be making the arrangements until today.

Should that be confirmed, it is likely that Tyrone and Sligo will also be played on a double bill at headquarters. Last year Tyrone, as Ulster champions, never got to play in Croke Park and are likely to be accommodated this time around. The counties have never before met in the championship but Tyrone have already accounted for Connacht opposition this season, defeating Leitrim.

The remaining fixture is unclear after the shock draw between Cork and Tipperary in yesterday's Munster football final. Tipperary have not won a Munster title since 1935 and came close this time before being glad to settle for a draw as they trailed by a point in injury-time.

Whoever ultimately loses the replay next Sunday, in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, will face Mayo who on Saturday brought to an end the romantic run of Limerick's footballers in a delayed third round qualifier fixture.

Tipperary and Mayo have never previously met in championship football but Cork and Mayo have had a couple of encounters in recent years. In 1989 they contested the All-Ireland final and 10 years later met in the All-Ireland semi-finals. Cork won both matches and one in between - a humiliating 20-point defeat for the Connacht county.

In the draw for the fourth round of the hurling qualifiers, All-Ireland champions Tipperary appeared to have got the better of things when they were paired with Antrim. Galway, who beat Cork yesterday, were rewarded with a meeting with Clare, who impressively despatched Wexford yesterday.

All-Ireland Qualifiers: Draw

SFC round four

Kildare v ... Kerry

Tipperary/Cork v ... Mayo

Donegal v ... Meath

Tyrone v ... Sligo

SHC quarter-finals

Clare v ... Galway

Tipperary v ... Antrim