Update: Right Call Made As Mayo Reverse Jersey Call For All-Ireland Final

Kerry will wear their traditional green and gold jerseys in the All-Ireland football final against Mayo after winning a coin toss conducted by the GAA as per John Fogarty in The Irish Examiner.

With both counties' home and alternate kits deemed to clash, the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) held a draw in the presence of both county secretaries to determine which side would wear their first-choice colours.

Initially, Mayo were set to wear their polarising navy and blue away kit, which contains a graphical depiction of Croagh Patrick. After that decision went down poorly, it has now been confirmed that Mayo will wear a white kit in the All-Ireland final.

Mayo respond to fan complaints over jersey choice

The GAA shared a graphic on social media on Wednesday afternoon, confirming that Mayo will wear white against the green and gold of Kerry in Sunday week's All-Ireland final.

Much had been made of the initial decision for Mayo to wear navy, with criticism both from purists and from colour blind GAA fans. Suggestions had been made that Mayo could wear the all-white kit they wore as a one-off in the National League clash with Kerry earlier this year, a commemoration of the 1951 All-Ireland win.

However, John Fogarty of the Irish Examiner reports that Mayo will instead commission a special, one-off white kit from O'Neills for the final.

Below you will find our initial report when the first decision was made on jerseys for the All-Ireland final.

A GAA statement read:

As there is a clash between the jerseys and the alternative jerseys, the CCCC held a draw, in the presence of both County Secretaries, to determine which team would wear their traditional jerseys and which would wear their alternative jerseys.

Based on the draw, Ciarraí will wear their home kit, and Maigh Eo will wear their alternate."

The decision prompted plenty of discussion online, with many Mayo supporters hoping the county would instead be allowed to wear the white commemorative jersey they sported in their National League meeting with Kerry earlier this year.

That strip proved hugely popular among supporters and had been suggested by many fans as an ideal solution for the final.

It is not the first time the counties have had to switch colours when meeting in the championship.

When Kerry and Mayo met in the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final and subsequent replay, both sides wore their alternate jerseys to avoid a clash.

More recently, in their 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final, Kerry lined out in their green and gold home strip, while Mayo wore their black alternate kit.

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