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Sol Bamba: Cardiff City defender returns to Championship action after cancer treatment

Sol Bamba returned to action for Cardiff City in their final Championship game of the season following his recovery from cancer.

Bamba was introduced as a 95th-minute substitute for Josh Murphy in the Bluebirds' 1-1 draw with relegated Rotherham United on Saturday.

He was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma – a group of blood cancer – this year and his last competitive outing was on December 16 when he was introduced in stoppage-time against Birmingham City.

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Just a month ago, the 36-year-old was given permission to start 'light training’ after going through his chemotherapy course.