Supa Strikas

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Supa Strikas is a comic book created by Strika Entertainment, for Caltex as part of a Marketing/Entertainment campaign. The comic tells the story of a soccer team, also called Supa Strikas, and chronicles its meteoric rise in the Super League. The story covers different matches, training and even personal issues of the characters, and the comic portrays a soccer league in a realistic, and yet cartoonish and exaggerated light.

The team consist of talented players from around the world, and part of the plot revolves around Shakes, a talented new "discovery" player, and his attempts to live up to the legacy and reputation of his late father, soccer legend and one of the founding Supa Strikas, Jomo.

Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Shakes 1.2 Shark 2 The television series 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Shakes

Shakes is the star striker of the Supa Strikas team. His father also played for the Supa Strikas and shakes has the added pressure of living up to his father's legacy!

[edit] Shark

Shark is a defender for Supa Strikas. Sometimes shown as a white man, in natural appearance, he is often illustrated as a native African in some African countries.

[edit] The television series

The producers of Supa Strikas had produced animated version of the comic title. There are currently over ten episodes available, and the animated series has a soundtrack, "Game On", by Lungelo.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

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FULL NAME

Supa Strikas Football Club

NICKNAME

Strikas

FORMED

Supa Strikas was established in the Mid 70’s. Tobi Olusanya Jr, Akinbiyi Abiodun and Sam Okoro were the founders. They had four divisions, ie Under 12, Under 15, Under 19 and the senior team.

TEAM COLOURS

Red and White

HOME GROUND

Strikaland

CAPACITY

50 000

PLACE

Lagos

FIRST GAME

Supa Strikas Vs Black Gold XI

Supa Strikas played their first ever game against Black Gold XI in Onne Stadium lead by their legendary midfielder Tobi Olusanya Jr.

PROFESSIONAL DEBUT

Supa Strikas Vs. Enyimna United

FIRST PROFESSIONAL GOAL

Supa Strikas Vs Enyimba United

Goal scorer: Sam Okoro

BIGGEST WIN AND LOSE

Home:

Mid 70’s - Supa Strikas [7] Vs. 3FC [1]

Mid 80’s - Supa Strikas [2] Vs. Gales [5]

Away:

Mid 70’s - Canaan City Rovers [0] Vs Supa Strikas [5]

Mid 90’s - Enyimba United [4] Vs Supa Strikas [0]

UNFORGETABLE PLAYERS

70’s: Ogbonna Chukwu (Best Defender) and Tobi Olusanya Jr (Legendary Midfielder)

80’s: Sam Okoro(Greatest Captain), Sunday Okoye (Genius Midfielder) and Akinbiyi Abiodun (Greatest Midfielder)

90’s: James Ajibola (Superb Goalkeeper) and Olatunji Idoko (Mastermind Striker)

UNFORGETABLE CLASS

Class of 80’s

In the Mid 80’s Supa Strikas became the first ever team in Nigeria to win the African Champs League Cup three times. They were also unstoppable at home as they made a new record of winning more cups than any team in Nigeria. This magnificent class of 80’s was lead by the great Sam Okoro , the infamous Akinbiyi Abiodun and Sunday Okoye.

HONOURS

Mid 70’s: League Champions [2], African Champs [1], Super Cup Champs [2], and Bournvita Cup Champs [1]

Mid 80’s: League Champions [5], African Champs [3], Super Cup Champs [3], and Charity Cup Champs [3]

Mid 90’s: League Champions [4], African Champs [2], Super Cup Champs [2], and Bournvita Cup Champs [4]

PRESENT HONOURS

Texaco Supa League Champions: 4

Charity Cup Champions: 2

Bournvita Champions: 2

Peace Cup Champions: 1

PRESENT STAFF

Coach

Akinbiyi Abiodun

Assistant Coach

Ricardo Emeka

Physical Trainer

Colonel Schwartzentrigger

Mental Trainer

Bruce Leeg

Team Doctor

Samuel Amokachi

Manager / Owner

Tobi Olusanya Jr