Tournament sponsor adidas has unveiled the official match ball for the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

The adidas ‘JO’BULANI’ is a unique gold-coloured version of the ‘JABULANI’, the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup launched earlier this year and its name is a tribute to Johannesburg or Jo’burg, the City of Gold.

While the ball still features the iconic South African inspired design, the main colour of the ‘JO’BULANI’ is gold.

The name ‘JO’BULANI’ is inspired by the name ‘JABULANI’, which means ‘to celebrate’ in isiZulu, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa, which is spoken by almost 25% of the population.

This is the second time that adidas has designed a special ball for a FIFA World Cup final, the first final ball was the golden ‘TEAMGEIST BERLIN’, which was used on July 9th, 2006 at the World Cup final in Germany.

The ‘JO’BULANI’, will be available in retail from 20th April onwards, also features the newly developed ‘Grip’n’Groove’ profile which allows a more stable flight and perfect grip under all conditions.

Comprising only eight, completely new, thermally bonded 3-D panels, which for the first time are spherically moulded, the ball is perfectly round and even more accurate than ever before, according to adidas.

For the adidas ‘JABULANI’, adidas partners AC Milan, FC Bayern München, Orlando Pirates and Ajax Cape Town tested the ball in 2008, contributing to improvements in the surface structure and material composition.

Source: www.sportindustry.biz

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