Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Oge 1998 bụ oge kachasị arụ ọrụ ya. Ọ malitere site n'apụta na 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, mana o mezughị ọsọ ahụ. O nwetara ihe nrite mbụ nke ọrụ ya na 1998 European Cup, na-emecha nke atọ na 5000 mita maka ọla nchara. O mere ka ihe ndekọ French maka ihe omume ahụ dị mma ugboro abụọ n'afọ ahụ: nke mbụ ọ gbara ọsọ nkeji 15:16.13 na Nzukọ Gaz de France na Paris, wee meziwanye nke a ruo nkeji 15:11.26 na Golden Gala na Rome. A họpụtara ya ka ọ nọchite anya France na 1998 European Athletics Championships mana ọ gwụchara ọsọ ahụ. O gosipụtara na 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final na Moscow wee bụrụ onye nke asatọ na 5000 m.