FIFA World Cup 2010 Mascot
by MairaS on May 20, 2010
in FIFA, General Information about Football
Zakumi is the official mascot of FIFA World Cup 2010. He was born on 16th of June 1994. This is an anthropomorphized leopard. Zakumi is derived from two South African words: ZA, representing the South African international code, and kumi, meaning “10”. Zakumi’s color represents the identity of South Africa and is a combination of yellow and green. Official motto of Zakumi is “Zakumi’s game is Fair Play”, very similar to the theme of FIFA which is “FIFA, fair play”. Read more..