Sam Kerr wants to be the Matildas captain going forward and is adamant she still has “so much more to give” as a leader and player.

Kerr will make her long-awaited Matildas return against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday (local time), after getting back on the field with Chelsea last month, and expects to be fit to play up to 70 minutes.

The 32-year-old last played for Australia in November 2023, having endured a horror 20-month rehabilitation from an ACL tear suffered in January 2024.

Kerr also experienced a high-profile court case in London in February, when she was found not guilty on one charge of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

During her injury-enforced absence, Steph Catley took the armband.

Coach Joe Montemurro had made it clear a decision on the captaincy woul

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