—- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today condemns the pirating of matches of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 by Lebanon TV (Tele Liban) and has ordered that the practice must stop with immediate effect.

The AFC has already written a ‘cease and desist’ letter to Lebanon TV and reserves the right to take whatever action is considered appropriate in this matter.

The AFC will continue to support its commercial and broadcast partners by protecting their contractual rights.