Championship club Cardiff City have revealed Sol Bamba has started chemotherapy after he was confirmed to be suffering from cancer.
The Ivory Coast international has been with the Bluebirds since the summer of 2016 after leaving Leeds United.
Bamba helped Cardiff gain promotion to the Premier League in 2018 and featured prominently during their campaign in the top flight.
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The defender, however, suffered a ligament injury in March 2019 which ruled him out for the remainder of the season and could not help the side as they were relegated to the Championship.