Re: [10/11] Europa League
Uefa rejects Sevilla appeal
Spanish outfit claim 'keeper was not eligible to play
SkySport - 11th October 2010
Sevilla's appeal to overturn their defeat by Paris St Germain in a Europa League match for the alleged false registration of the goalkeeper Apoula Edel has been rejected by Uefa.
The Primera Liga side went down to a 1-0 loss at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan with Nene scoring the only goal of the game 14 minutes from time.
However, the Spanish outfit then claimed after the game that Cameroon-born Edel was not eligible to play.
French police have cleared Edel of wrongdoing but the Spanish club could make a final bid to win its case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Uefa says its appeals panel dismissed Sevilla's protest and upheld an earlier ruling by its disciplinary body.
Edel hit the headlines after being accused of lying about both his age and his name by his former coach and agent former coach in Cameroon Nicolas Phillibert.
Philibert, who reportedly lent Edel money and helped him find a club in Armenia, claimed the player was 29 and not 24 and was named Ambroise Beyamena.
Edel and PSG have filed a claim of defamation against him.
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