Middlesbrough defender Sol Bamba says playing his first full league match since being free of cancer was a personal "victory".
The 36-year-old's last full league game was in February 2019, and followed last month's EFL Cup outing at Blackpool.
Bamba, given the all-clear from non-Hodgkin lymphoma in May, made his first league start since January 2020 as Boro lost 2-0 at Coventry on Saturday.
"It's not my type to talk after a defeat," Bamba posted on social media.
"But on a personal note, it's my first 90 minutes for months and after a hard-fought battle against cancer.