Kerry's Donnchadh Walsh and James O'Donoghue at Dublin Airport today. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

JIM GAVIN AND James Horan are set to go head-to-head once again this weekend.

The Dublin manager and the former Mayo boss will take charge of the two teams in Saturday’s Allstar football game in Boston.

Horan will manage the 2014 panel in the absence of Jim McGuinness, who is unavailable to travel, while Gavin will manage the 2013 selection.

Dublin's Bernard Brogan and Rory O'Carroll with 2013 All Stars manager Jim Gavin. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Former Mayo manager James Horan. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Thirty-one players are confirmed for the tour to America after club commitments forced some high-profile names to withdraw.

Kerry star Kieran Donaghy is preparing for the Munster senior football final with Austin Stacks on Sunday while Kingdom team-mate Paul Murphy is in action in the East Kerry Football Final replay with Rathmore.

Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly has his sights set on 14 December and St Vincent’s Leinster SFC title defence against Rhode.

Donegal players in Dublin Airport today. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

It means late call-ups for a number of players who missed out on Allstars including the 2014 Young Footballer of the Year Ryan McHugh, Donegal team-mate Paddy McBrearty, Tony Kernan (Armagh), Killian Clarke and Martin Dunne (both Cavan), Shane Walsh (Galway), Fionn Fitzgerald and Donnchadh Walsh (both Kerry), Rob Hennelly and Seamus O’Shea (both Mayo), Colin Walshe and Drew Wylie (both Monaghan) and Colin O’Riordan (Tipperary).

Kerry's David Moran and Mayo's Seamus O'Shea Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

The game takes place in the Irish Cultural Centre, Canton, Boston at 1.30pm local time.

A number of familiar inter-county faces will also be involved in the curtain-raiser, a challenge game between Boston and New York.

Donegal’s Ross Wherity, Down’s Ger McCartan and Keith Quinn, and Offaly midfielder Brian Connor are all included on Ian Galvin’s New York panel.

Allstar Tour to Boston 2014

Armagh: Tony Kernan

Cavan: Killian Clarke, Martin Dunne

Donegal: Paul Durcan, Neil Gallagher, Paddy McBrearty, Neil McGee, Ryan McHugh, Michael Murphy

Dublin: Bernard Brogan, Paul Flynn, Michael Dara Macauley, Rory O’Carroll, Cian O’Sullivan

Dublin's Michael Darragh MacAuley Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Galway: Shane Walsh

Kerry: Fionn Fitzgerald, David Moran, James O’Donoghue, Donnchadh Walsh

Mayo: Colm Boyle, Rob Hennelly, Keith Higgins, Lee Keegan, Cillian O’Connor, Aidan O’Shea, Seamus O’Shea

Mayo's Aidan and Seamus O'Shea and Robbie Hennelly Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Monaghan: Conor McManus, Colin Walshe, Drew Wylie

Tipperary: Colin O’Riordan

Tyrone: Sean Cavanagh

- This article was first published on 27 November at 5.40pm

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