Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Njem mbụ ya n'ime egwuregwu egwuregwu mba ụwa bịara na 2002, mgbe ọ gara
2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships na Dublin. Ọ bụ ezie na ọ na-eyi akpụkpọ ụkwụ na-adịghị adaba ma nwee mgbagwoju anya mgbe ọ nụrụ ụda egbe na-amalite maka oge mbụ, o jisiri ike kwụsị na 30th na oge nke 36 nkeji na 37 sekọnd. Mana, ọ nọ n'ebe dị anya n'ebe onye mmeri bụ Kenenisa Bekele nọ. Ọ gbara asọmpi mbụ ya na IAAF World Half Marathon Championship na Mee nke afọ ahụ, na-emecha naanị n'azụ ndị na-agba ọsọ iri abụọ kachasị elu na oge 1: 03: 05. Ọ gbara asọmpi n'okporo ụzọ na African Athletics Championship, na-ewere ọnọdụ nke isii na ọsọ ọsọ 10,000 mita na Radès, Tunisia, na-emechi afọ mmalite dị umeala n'obi.