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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Hannover midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his foot while training with Japan.

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The 26-year-old missed the Samurai Blue’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win in Cambodia on Tuesday after fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during training, the Japan Football Association said.

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Kiyotake missed three months of action after breaking a different metatarsal in June. The attacking midfielder will undergo treatment in Japan, Kyodo News said.

(Writing by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; Editing by John O’Brien)

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