CAPE TOWN, Jan 6 -- Zakumi, 2010 FIFA World Cup Mascot, standing next to a giant football in Waterfront shopping mall, here.South Africa will host the premier international football tournament scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July this year in the countryÕs major cities including Cape Town. Zakumi with an attitude, is a leopard with green hair wearing a shirt saying South Africa 2010. The mascotÕs green and gold colours represent South African national sports' team colours. The name ÔZakumi' is a composition of ÔZA' standing for South Africa and Ôkumi', a word means Ôten' in various African languages.-- fotoBERNAMA COPYRIGHT RESERVED

photographed by: MAFUZAH AHMAD