BASEL, Switzerland (Kyodo) FC Basel's Japanese defender Koji Nakata could be sidelined for up to three weeks with a thigh injury, the Swiss first-division club's press officer said Thursday.
Nakata limped off in the first half of Basel's 6-1 win at SC Binningen in the Swiss Cup on Saturday and tests revealed that he has strained a muscle in his left thigh and will need two to three weeks to fully recover.