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Badu fit to play again after fourth months out with life-threatening condition

Hellas Verona midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is finally going to return to the pitch, having been cleared fit to play having suffered from a pulmonary embolism.

The 29-year-old has been out of action since August when he was struck by the illness and subsequently hospitalised.

He has been under close medical watch since then, with the doctors now giving him the go ahead to begin playing football again.

"After the latest, recent visits to specialists which were passed by the player - Emmanuel Badu is cleared to return to full training," read a club statement as reported by the BBC.