Zakumi Zakumi Zakumi the Leopard was the Official Mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a cheerful, sporty anthropomorphized leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA", the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in several African languages, referencing the year 2010. Za is a code for South Africa and kumi means ten in many African languages so it signifies South Africa 2010. Zakumi the leopard's birth date coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa. The group A match
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is a Brussels-based European platform representing the interests of some 1,800 European sporting goods manufacturers before the European Institutions, Sport Governing bodies such as UEFA and other international sport federations or associations. It is also the founder of the House of Sport, in which it (together with nineteen partners) - plays a crucial role in raising awareness on the benefits of sports and physical activity through cross-sectoral cooperation. Note that since 2015 FESI is also an official partner of the European Week of Sport