The show, currently being aired on over 20 channels internationally like Nickelodeon, Disney, StarHub, ESPN STAR Sports, BBC, Orange, Caracol, SABC and Al Jazeera Kids, is projected to receive continued great ratings across the board. Production of 13 more episodes of the much-loved animated series is already underway in languages as diverse as English, French, Spanish, Bahasa Malay, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Tagalog.

Currently Supa Strikas is rated among the top three most popular youth programs on both SABC and Disney South East Asia and is aired in 35 countries around the world, from France to Azerbaijan. The feel-good family show is based on the highly popular print comic series; the 100th issue of which was published in the Sunday Times last year. It also has an estimated fan base of 10-million readers.

Like the print version, the television series tells the story of the world’s most loved soccer team. “It follows the adventures of a team of talented young players as they strive to become the best soccer team in the world,” explains the show’s director, Bruce Legg.

Along the way the team travels to mysterious lands, meets extraordinary characters and, most importantly, must play the best football of their lives to make their Super League dreams a reality.

Legg is also ecstatic about the show’s global appeal and longevity. “It realizes the dreams of millions of young soccer fans, taking them into the world of professional soccer as they never imagined it.”

The show has been running for several years now, and continues to expand as it becomes increasingly popular. “It’s a globe-spanning show, not just in its audience, but in its production as well,” says Richard Morgan-Grenville, CEO of Strika Entertainment. “The Supa Strikas animation is scripted and storyboarded in South Africa, and then animated by our key partner, Animasia, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.”

New episodes can be expected to air in June of next year and pre-sales have already been made with Disney, Nickelodeon and many other channels. “It’s even more exciting than our last season. The writers, story boarders and animators have really taken it to the next level. I think we’re producing one of the best animated shows in the world at the moment,” concludes Legg.