Apoula Edel
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Apoula Edima Edel Bete is a naturalized Armenia
n football goalkeeper, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.
Edel won the Coupe de France
with Paris playing in the final.
There have been recurring accusations since 2009 that Édel is living under an assumed identity, that he is in fact five years older than his reported age and his real name is Ambroise Beyaména.
by unilaterally terminating his contract without just reason. Pyunik FC submitted the case to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, which the DRC passed a decision on 4 April 2007 and sent the decision to the parties on 3 August, which Edel was ordered to pay Pyunik US$15,000. He also claimed he was forced to naturalise during the court trial as an excuse to leave the country in 2005. The parties submitted the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
and CAS partially upheld the DRC decision and increased the fee to US$60,000 in 2008.
under the French coach Bernard Casoni
. He gained his 1st cap against Kazakhstan
, in a 3–3 draw on 19 February 2004, in Paphos, Cyprus.
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Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n football goalkeeper, who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.
Edel won the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
with Paris playing in the final.
There have been recurring accusations since 2009 that Édel is living under an assumed identity, that he is in fact five years older than his reported age and his real name is Ambroise Beyaména.
Biography
Apoula Edel moved to Armenia in 2002 and signed a contract with Pyunik FC in March 2003. In 2005 he joined Rapid Bucureşti along with Carl LombéCarl Lombé
Carl Lombé is a Cameroonian–Armenian footballer currently under contract for Cypriot side Aris Limassol F.C..Despite capped for Armenia in minor level, he is still eligible to play for Cameroon as he never played for Armenia in senior team.-Biography:Lombé moved to Armenia in 2002 and signed a...
by unilaterally terminating his contract without just reason. Pyunik FC submitted the case to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, which the DRC passed a decision on 4 April 2007 and sent the decision to the parties on 3 August, which Edel was ordered to pay Pyunik US$15,000. He also claimed he was forced to naturalise during the court trial as an excuse to leave the country in 2005. The parties submitted the appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
and CAS partially upheld the DRC decision and increased the fee to US$60,000 in 2008.
International career
Edel, who was born and raised in Cameroon, has dual nationality and had decided to play international football for ArmeniaArmenia national football team
The Armenia national football team represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia...
under the French coach Bernard Casoni
Bernard Casoni
Bernard Casoni is a football manager, currently managing Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992....
. He gained his 1st cap against Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan national football team represents Kazakhstan in international men's association football and is directed by Football Federation of Kazakhstan. They split from the Soviet Union national football team after independence in 1991 and joined the Asian Football Confederation's Central and...
, in a 3–3 draw on 19 February 2004, in Paphos, Cyprus.
National team statistics
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