Petrolina AEK begins Basketball Champions League qualification campaign in Bulgaria

Cypriot basketball team Petrolina AEK travels to Samokov, Bulgaria, to compete in the qualifying tournament for the Basketball Champions League. The team's campaign begins on Wednesday, September 16, at 21:00 with a knockout match against the Romanian side CSM CSU Raiffeisen Oradea at the Arena SamElyon.

This matchup follows previous encounters between the two clubs during last season's FIBA Europe Cup, where the Romanian team secured victories in both meetings. The current tournament format requires a victory for AEK to advance to the semifinals, scheduled for Friday, September 18, where the winner will face either Fribourg Olympic from Switzerland or BC Batumi 2010 from Georgia. A win in that stage would propel the Larnaca-based club into the tournament final on Sunday, September 20, as they aim to secure a position in the competition's regular season.