Pupils from Aberaeron and Llandysul can be seen in the new series of S4C’s football show, ‘Tekkers’.

Tekkers: Cwpan Cymru returned to Stwnsh, S4C’s service for children, on Friday, 4 September at 5.15pm. The box set, featuring all the episodes, dropped on the same day on S4C Clic and BBC iPlayer.

Sixteen primary schools from across Wales compete in the latest series, which for the first time has a knockout element.

The change in format adds tension and fierce competition, from Prestatyn to Penarth and Aberaeron to Cross Keys. The top four winners with the highest scores from the opening round will advance to the semi-final stage. Then, the winning semi-finalists compete in the Grand Final. Only one school can be crowned the first ever Tekkers: Cwpan Cymru champions.

Pupils from Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron and Ysgol Bro Teifi in Llandysul are two of the teams vying for a place in the highly contested latter stages and to ultimately win the trophy.

Presenters Heledd Anna, Lloyd Lewis and Huw Owen return to lead the teams through wacky and fun football themed games.

Each game tests the young footballers’ skills - or Tekkers - from passing to dribbling, shooting and goal keeping.

Lloyd Lewis says, “This is our very own World Cup competition format. Which school will be the ultimate champion at the end of the series? It’s all to play for as teams from all over Wales descend on the Tekkers stadium. Before crowning the champions, the teams will need to tackle new games including a goalkeeping challenge whilst wearing zorbs, the colourful crossbar challenge and a penalty shoot-out against a giant darts board.”

The semi-finals kick off on S4C on Friday, 30 October, before the grand final, which is set to be broadcast on Friday, 13 November.