This year's Final ball, named Jo'Bulani, will feature many of the same features and technology as the much lauded Jabulani football revealed last year. The Grip'n'Groove profile remains, but the major difference is the addition of 11 golden threads. The Eleven represents the 11 players in every team, the 11 official languages of South Africa and the 11 South African tribes that make the country one of the most ethnologically diverse countries on the African continent.
The newly developed “Grip’n’Groove” profile intended to provide the players with "an exceptional ball flight and perfect grip under all conditions".
The new name of the ball is inspired from the Final's destination - Johannesburg - or Jo'burg as it is commonly known. Hence Jabulani + Jo'burg = Jo'Bulani!
