Singapore – ESPN STAR Sports aired the first sports animation series on its networks when Supa Strikas debuted on February 2. Supa Strikas will air every Monday at 7.00pm on STAR Sports networks across Asia, and STAR Sports will air 13 half-hour episodes of the animated football series. Targeted at youths, the show tells the story of a young boy, Shakes, who realises and lives his dream, bringing a message of hope and inspiration to young kids and adults alike across the globe. The animated television series follows the fortunes of the Supa Strikas F.C. as Shakes and his teammates take on the world’s best teams in the Super League. The animated television series is currently showing in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Colombia, Panama, El Salavador, Nigeria and Kenya. The programme has been dubbed into Bahasa Melayu and was launched in Malaysia in December 2008. The Asia broadcast of Super Strikas comes just as the world gears up for two years of soccer madness with the Confederations Cup in 2009 and FIFA World Cup in 2010, which will be staged on African soil for the first time.