ZaKumi - Eish!!

Zakumi, the official mascot for the South African 2010 Soccer World Cup has been unveiled.

“Zakumi”, a more than bright yellow leopard - sporting curly green hair, green shorts and a white T-shirt, was welcomed by 2010 South Africa World Cup CEO, Danny Jordaan, along with other soccer celebrities.

The name Zakumi is a composition of ‘Za’, standing for South Africa and ‘kumi’ which translates to “10″ in various languages across Africa.

“We chose the leopard because the lion and the elephant and most of the other Big Five are used a lot as mascots,” Jordaan explained.

“We felt that a leopard was a fresh idea.”

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