 The name was chosen by African football fans via an online voting competition where it beat alternate names, "Khanya" (light) and "Motswako" (mixture).The official mascot of the tournament was Takuma, a hippo wearing sports kit in South Africa's official yellow and green.The mascot was designed by Tumelo Nkoana, a 13-year-old South African student from Hammanskraal in Gauteng.