AFCON 2019: "Arabsat has refused the requests for taking down the illegal transmissions" (CAF)

"Television broadcasts of all 36 matches in the group phase (of the 2019 Total AFCON) were fraudulently diverted and made available on beoutQ, with the support of the satellite provider Arabsat. Arabsat has refused to obey the requests for taking down the illegal transmissions," stated the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on 06/07/2019.

"Only beIN Sports has a contract from CAF to broadcast, on an exclusive basis and with the right to sub-license, the matches of the Total Africa Cup of Nations, EGYPT 2019 (from 21/06 to 19/07/2019) on the countries of North Africa and Middle East, in particular, while the Egyptian channel Time Sport Channel, as the host television of the Competition, is authorized by CAF to broadcast the games by free terrestrial television throughout the territory of Egypt," added the CAF.

"beoutQ is broadcast throughout the Middle East and North Africa, and is also available across the world, which is causing severe damage to the rights of CAF and all rights granted by contracts to its official broadcast partners, and first and foremost beIN Sports and…