Zakumi played between South Africa and Uruguay (Match 17) also coincides with Zakumi's birthday. He turned sixteen on 16 June 2010. The green and yellow (gold) colours of the character match the colours used in South African sport uniforms and can also be seen in the South Africa national football team's kit. Andries Odendaal, from Cape Town, created the original character design. The official motto of Zakumi is "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and has also appeared in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Zakumi was intended
Labib (mascot) especially on streets named 'Boulevard of the Environment'. It was also used in several awareness campaigns in schools, on television, and on the radio. During the post-revolution Jebali government, Mémia El Benna made the decision to end the use of the official mascot, saying it was too closely tied to the former regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. On 8 May 2015, the Minister of the Environment Nejib Derouiche announced that a new mascot will replace Labib. Labib was the subject of a song by the group ZeMeKeN "Ena Esmi Labib" ("My name is Labib"). Labib (mascot) Labib was