Brendan Rodgers has revealed Shin Yamada was removed from the Celtic team sheet for the Como Cup tie against Ajax due to UEFA red tape.
The Japanese striker had been listed in the Celtic squad but his name was then removed from the team news graphic on social media.
Shin travelled with Celtic to Como and was involved in training ahead of the fixture, but was prevented from playing due to a registration issue.
Rodgers revealed that Celtic were only made aware of the problem an hour ahead of kick-off with the match against Ajax, an official UEFA fixture.
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"Late on, we were told he wasn't registered," explained Rodgers. "He couldn't play in the game. It was a UEFA game.
"I think we thought it would be through, he came with us and travelled, but then late on, an hour before the game, we were told he wasn't [able to play]."
Quizzed on whether Shin could feature against Al Ahli on Saturday in the third-place match, Rodgers added: "We hope so.
"Hopefully, for the player. Let's see how that goes tomorrow."
