Zakumi, a green haired leopard, was introduced to the world on MON 22 SEP 2008 as the mascot for the 2010 Men’s World Cup. Zakumi performed a dance number and kicked about with former South Africa player Mark Fish on a live South African football programme. Designed by Cape Town’s Andries Odendaal, his name is comprised of “za”, South Africa’s top level domain name, and “kumi”, meaning ten in a number of African languages.