adidas, the official match ball supplier
for AFCON and all FIFA sanctioned tournaments, today announced Katlego
as the official match ball name for the 2013 AFCON tournament to be played in
South Africa.
Katlego,
which means ’success’ beat alternate names khanya (which
means light) and motswako (which means mixture/medley) as the official
match ball name, was chosen by African football fans – via an three week
online competition – across the continent as the
chosen name for what will be adidas’ fourth consecutive sponsorship of the
AFCON official match ball.
“adidas is proud to be at the helm of
the production and the naming of yet one more South African-inspired official
match ball following the resounding successes of both the Kopanya and Jabulani
match balls, which were launched for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the
2010 FIFA World Cup respectively,” says Zobuzwe Ngobese,
PR manager at adidas South Africa. “This will be adidas’ fourth official match
ball for the AFCON since its partnership with the federation in 2008.”
The competition, which was hosted by the
SuperSport and CAF websites during the course of 6 to 19 February 2012, gave
African football fans the unique opportunity to cast their votes and to make
history.
“We are confident the 2013 AFCON
tournament will be a resounding success as the name of the official match ball
suggests,” adds Ngobese.
The overall design and the technology
utilized in the making of Katlego will be officially unveiled in October
2012.
Ismail Badmus of Nigeria, was also announced today as the voter who wins a double
ticket and trip for two to the watch the final match of the 2013 AFCON
tournament in South Africa.
