Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Afọ ọganihu ya bịara na 1999: mgbe ọ dị afọ iri na ise, o nwetara ọlaọcha ọlaọcha na 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships n'azụ Werknesh Kidane. Na 1999 World Youth Championships na Athletics o meriri ọla nchara na 3000 mita. O nwetara oku dị elu maka Egwuregwu All-Africa nke 1999, ebe o jisiri ike nweta ọla nchara na mita 5000. Ọ ghọrọ onye mmeri na-eto eto na
2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. A họpụtara ya maka Egwuregwu Olympic nke 2000 wee rute na ngwụcha 5000 m mgbe o setịpụrụ ihe kacha mma nke onwe ya na ntuli aka. Ọ na-agba ọsọ nwayọọ nwayọọ karịa ya n'ikpeazụ, ọ bụkwa ya bụ onye ikpeazụ gbaruru ọsọ ahụ n'isi.