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
Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year The "Sporting News" Men's College Basketball Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given to the best men's basketball player in NCAA Division I competition. The award was first given following the 1942–43 season and is presented by "Sporting News" (formerly "The Sporting News"), an American–based sports magazine that was established in 1886. No award winners were selected from 1947–49 and from 1952–57. Repeat winners of the "Sporting News" Player of the Year award are rare; as of 2016, it has occurred only six times in the award's 63