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The “Unity kit” will carry PUMA’s Yellow ‘life’ Label

German sportswear giant Puma and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have unveiled a “unified African kit” – that the continent’s teams can use if their national colours clash during the African Nations Cup and World Cup finals.

The “Play for Life” partnership is part of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity and intends to raise awareness about habitat and species conservation among football fans.

Africa Unity Kit

The 12 Puma-sponsored African teams are adopting a unique continental football strip known as the Africa Unity Kit, as their official third kit. They are Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, Togo, Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco, and Namibia.

These 12 teams will also wear the Fifa-approved strip during friendly games in the build-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup, which kicks off on 11 June in Johannesburg.

Africa – Home to Nine out of 35 Biodiversity Hotspots

Africa is home to nine of the planet’s 35 Biodiversity hotspots, the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on Earth. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), species have been disappearing at up to 1,000 times the natural rate, and this is predicted to rise dramatically. Based on current trends, an estimated 34,000 plant and 5,200 animal species face extinction.

UNEP-DECO-A3_cs2_3 mpi.aiThird Kit for 2010 World Cup and CAF

Puma chief executive Jochen Zeitz said the use of the kits had been approved by FIFA as a third kit which can be worn when there is a clash of uniforms between competing teams during the Nations Cup and the World Cup.
“In 2010, Africa will be at the centre of the footballing world. Puma is creating a unique kit embracing the diversity of African Nations teams while valuing the unity of players and supporters towards a common goal,” said Zeitz at a news conference.

“Biodiversity and therefore valuing and protecting all life on our planet is a huge issue, not only in Africa, but around the world. We are proud to partner with UNEP to raise both awareness and funds through the sale of Unity products,” he added.

The Africa Unity Kit will be used at the 2010 African Cup of Nations football tournament in Angola between 10 and 31 January. All profits from worldwide sales of the replica kit will support biodiversity programmes in Africa.

Designer shoelaces (lacelets)

Designer shoelaces (lacelets)

Unity T-Shirts and Lacelets

Besides the kit, other items such as Unity t-shirts and lacelets – collectible shoe laces featuring patterns from leading American artist Kehinde Wiley – are available.

The kit comes with replica jerseys in brown pantone colour, which were created by mixing soil samples from Ghana, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Cameroon and matching shorts.

Source and images: pumavision.com

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Official Match Ball for African Nations Cup – Jabulani Angola

Posted by KAY-EL On December - 24 - 2009

Jabulani Angola

Jabulani Angola

Confederation of African Football (CAF) and adidas has unveiled the Official Match Ball for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Like the 2010 World Cup Match Ball, the Afcon ball is called ‘Jabulani Angola’ and differs from the World Cup Jabulani only in colour.

Jabulani Angola

16 teams will use the Jabulani Angola ball as they battle to become champions of Africa from January 10th to 31st in Angola

Jabulani Angola is inspired by the yellow, red and black Angolan flag and also features the ground-breaking Grip’n’Grove profile, which will help provide Africa’s best players with a stable ball flight and perfect grip under all conditions.

“After the spectacular success of the first ever official ball for CAF, the “Wawa Aba” in Ghana 2008, we are proud to present to you the new official ball for African football for the next two years.”

“I have confidence that the Jabulani Angola will be the perfect icon for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations,” said Amr Shaheen, Marketing Director of CAF.

The word Jabulani – which means “to celebration” in isiZulu – reflects not only Africa’s but the entire World’s approach to the Orange Africa Cup of Nations.

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Kaizer Chiefs Launches New Kit Today

Posted by KAY-EL On December - 10 - 2009

21502To celebrate their 40 Anniversary, Kaizer Chiefs are teaming up with Nike to launch of the club’s 40th Anniversary Special Edition team kit at a celebratory event at Carlton Centre today (Thursday, 10 December from 13:00) in Johannesburg.

Kaizer Chiefs 3 – Platinum Stars 1

Amakhosi will be in a very positive mood at the launch of their new kit after Wednesday night’s goalfest against Platinum Stars at Loftus, which made it nine goals in three matches for the Glamour Boys.

The win moved Amakhosi into third place on goal difference in the ABSA Premiership standings and was the fifth time in six outings that they have picked up maximum points.

Amakhosi Double over Platinum Stars

Wednesday was the first time that Chiefs had completed the double over Platinum Stars having won the first encounter this season

So Kaizer Chiefs go into Saturday’s clash with Bloemfontein Celtic knowing another three points will make them genuine challengers for the title.

Picture: Amakhosi Supporters – soccerladuma.co.za

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E42026_F_p2Well, now we know – Adidas’ Jabulani (Happiness) is the new Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Match Ball – and it was carried on to the stage at the Cape Town International Convention Centre last night by South Africa’s Oscar winning  star, Charlize Theron.

Jabulani – 11 Colours

Jabulani has 11 colors honouring each of South Africa’s eleven official languages, the 11 match ball, and the 11 players on the field. The Jabulani has only eight thermally bonded panels, which makes the ball a perfect sphere and ensures accuracy. Jabulani is  Adidas’ 11th Official World Cup Match Ball and will become part of the history of famous match balls.

Grip ‘n Groove Technology

Adidas said that its new Grip’n’Groove technology enabled a more stable flight and the goosebumps on the ball’s surface provided players with a perfect grip under all conditions. With only eight thermally bonded panels, which are spherically molded, the ball is perfectly round and more accurate.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Match Schedule

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2010 Official World Cup Match Ball to be Revealed at Final Draw

Posted by KAY-EL On November - 24 - 2009

historic_soccer_balls01OK, we are all stoked about the World Cup Final Draw on 4 December in Cape Town when we will know where and whom the 32 teams are playing, but what about the Official World Cup Match Ball?

Very little has been said about the most important element of this 2010 World Cup Mix – the Match Ball.

Every World Cup, Adidas releases a special World Cup Match Ball that becomes part of the history and hype of the tournament.

Confederations Cup – Kopanya

The name of the ball and its unusual design pay tribute to 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup hosts, South Africa. ‘Kopanya’ was unveiled as the Official Match Ball of the 2009 tournament.

The word ‘kopanya’ comes from Southern Sesotho, an official language spoken by almost five million people throughout the rainbow nation. Literally translated, kopanya means, “join together.”

kopanya2The design honours tradition while embracing the future – a core value of Adidas. Like its predecessor, the ‘Europass’ (used for UEFA EURO 2008™) the Adidas ‘Kopanya’ provides perfect flight characteristics and allows the players exceptional ball control.

With Kopanya, which we seem to have been using since then, Adidas for the first time presented a match ball specifically made for the FIFA Confederations Cup, with a bright, colourful Ndebele style design.

The History of the Official World Cup Match Balls

Adidas started to make soccer balls in 1963 but made the first official FIFA World Cup ball in 1970. The first ball used in the World Cup to use the Buckminster type of design. The first ball with 32 black and white panels. The TELSTAR was more visible on black and white televisions (1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico™ was the first to be broadcast live on television).

  • Telstar : Mexico, 1970
  • Telstar Durlast R: West Germany, 1974
  • Tango Durlast: Argentina, 1978
  • Tango Espana: Spain, 1982
  • Azteca : México, 1986
  • Etrvsco:  Italy, 1990
  • Questra: USA, 1994
  • Tricolore: France, 1998
  • ICON Women’s World Cup 1999 Match Ball
  • Fevernova TM : Korea Japan, 2002
  • Fevernova: USA Women’s World Cup 2003
  • Teamgeist Germany, Berlin, and Final Balls 2006 for FIFA World Cup Germany, 2006

Other Soccer Ball History Information on Soccer Ball World.

Picture: Soccerball World.com

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