In England several professional club venues had adopted the pitches, QPR's Loftus Road, Luton Town's Kenilworth Road, Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park and Preston's Deepdale until the English FA banned them in 1988.
Taarifa kwa vyombo vya habari iliyotolewa jana usiku na Katibu Mkuu Kiongozi, Philemon Luhanjo, ilieleza kuwa wakati huo huo, Rais Kikwete amempandisha cheo Meja Jenerali Abdulrahman Amir Shimbo, aliyekuwa Mkuu wa Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa (JKT), kuwa Luteni Jenerali, na kumteua kuwa Mnadhimu Mkuu wa JWTZ.