Hoffenheim have confirmed Kevin Akpoguma will spend time on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury against Freiburg.
The 25-year-old only featured for 17 minutes in their 3-1 victory over the Breisgau Brazilians in a Bundesliga encounter on January 2.
Akpoguma was forced off in the match and was replaced by Robert Skov after he suffered a muscle and tendon injury in his left thigh.
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Hoffenheim have now confirmed the Nigeria international will be out of action for a number of weeks as he recovers from the problem along with Sebastian Rudy.