this game ball was developed and founded by adidas. On December 4th, 29, Adidas and FIFA jointly released the official match ball "JABULANI" for the 21 World Cup in South Africa in Cape Town. "JABULANI" adopts the newly-developed "Grip'n'Groove" spherical surface of Adidas, which enables the ball to keep a stable flight path in any weather conditions, thus greatly improving the player's control over football. "JABULANI" is only composed of eight skins. For the first time, Adidas adopts the method of spherical molding to make each skin realize three-dimensional structure, and then it is spliced by thermal bonding technology, thus making the new ball more round and more accurate than before.

the name

"jabulani" comes from Zulu in Bantu language family. As one of the 11 official languages in South Africa, it is the mother tongue of about 25% South Africans. The literal translation of "JABULANI" is "to celebrate". Football represents a passion that can integrate the whole world. "JABULANI", as the name of the new World Cup ball, well explains this passion and invites fans all over the world to enjoy this football feast to be held in South Africa next summer.

Design

As the ball for Adidas' 11th World Cup, "JABULANI" adopted 11 different colors in its design. The 11 colors also mean that each football team consists of 11 players, and it also means that South Africa has 11 tribes and 11 official languages. South Africa is one of the countries with the largest number of ethnic groups on the African continent, and its colorful colors explain its diverse and harmonious national characteristics. The four triangular patterns on the white sphere give JABULANI a unique appearance full of African spirit, while some personalized designs, such as the pattern on the sphere resembling the shape of Johannesburg Football City Stadium, highlight the beauty of South Africa.