Sloukas for the “Pavlos Giannakopoulos” tournament: “This year in Australia of the year … on the moon”!

Panathinaikos will travel in September to Australia, where he will honor his memory Pavlos Giannakopoulos in the homonymous tournament.

There, the “Greens” will meet Greeks of the Diaspora who do not have the opportunity to attend their favorite team in their homeland but will be able to do so in the sixth tournament in memory of the “Patriarch” of the Association.

The Panathinaikos leader spoke about this trip to Australia, Kostas Sloukas. In an interview with Club1908, the experienced guard talked about the initiative, while sending his message to the Greeks of the Greek community.

The statements of Kostas Sloukas

The Pavlos Giannakopoulos Tournament in Australia: “The ingenuity and madness of the President and the Organization have no limits. Next year we may do it on the moon, nothing else is left. Mr. Giannakopoulos’s name is world -class, has offered a lot to European basketball, namely Panathinaikos and more generally.

It seals with this tournament because the family of a very large team grows, namely Panathinaikos. The team has many friends in Australia and will be able to see us all, all the stars in the team. It is very important that will be late to happen again and has never been done in the past. “

For Panathinaikos’ friends from the community: “It’s something very beautiful, a very beautiful idea. Obviously there were many difficulties, but the fact that this Panathinaikos organization did this is very important.

Imagine a simple Panathinaikos family, was born there and watching all the games. Going there and giving a friendly performance on a living stadium is huge. They could only do it if they traveled. The Panathinaikos team unites and there are Panathinaikos friends around the world. This is the proof that Panathinaikos is always next to all his followers. “

The message he wants to send to the friends of the team who will be there: “I look forward to seeing them and talking to them, like all my teammates and the coach, all the staff. We are waiting for them on the pitch and the promise we make is to try to achieve something very important next year. “

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A Powerful Tribute to the Giannakopoulos Family, Their Unmatted Passion for Panathinaikos BC Aktor, and a look ahead to the remarkable Journey to Australia where our Captain Can’t Wait… pic.twitter.com/yfzvmt5mej

– Panathinaikos BC (@paobcgr) July 27, 2025