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Anna Harrington and Melissa Woods

Kerr keeps Matildas captaincy after FA board meeting

After overcoming her long-term knee injury, Sam Kerr will return as Matildas skipper. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Sam Kerr has avoided being stripped of the Matildas' captaincy after meeting with the Football Australia board, with the superstar striker finally joining the Australian women's team in camp.

Kerr, will link up with teammates in a non-playing capacity in Sydney this week after addressing her recent UK court case, where she was found not guilty on one charge of racially-aggravated harassment of a police officer.

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