Zakumi - South Africa’s FIFA World Cup 2010 mascot

The organisers of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa unveil their official mascot for the tournament - a green haired leopard named Zakumi.

Zakumi – the Za stands for South Africa, and “kumi” translating into “10″ in various languages across Africa.

The world cup mascot design - a leopard with green spiky hair and a white shirt with “South Africa 2010″ printed on it. Zakumi’s date of birth is 16 June 1994; the year of new South Africa was born.

The original creator of the design is Andries Odendaal from Cape Town, and the mascot costume itself was produced by Cora Simpson of Cora’s Costumes cc in Boksburg.

For more information about Zakumi, please visit the official website, www.FIFA.com/Zakumi.

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