This announcement was unprecedented, coming in a much-hyped, one-hour-prime-time special on ESPN, called "The Decision" and culminated a particularly frenzied mood of speculative guesswork which kicked into high gear in recent days. Even President Barack Obama weighed in with his opinions during the process.
Kocha huyo ambaye alipita katika mchujo uliowashirikisha makocha 59 kutoka nchi mbalimbali, mtihani wake wa kwanza ni kampeni ya kuipeleka Tanzania katika fainali zijazo za Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika, ambapo Stars imepangwa kundi moja na nchi za Morocco, Afrika ya Kati na Algeria ambaye ilicheza fainali za Kombe la Dunia zilizomalizika nchini Afrika Kusini.