Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: O meriri ọlaọcha na mita 5000 na 2001 Summer Universiade ma merie ọla nchara n'ebe dị anya na 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships. Ọ naghị asọmpi site na 2004 ruo 2007. Mgbe ọ laghachiri n'egwuregwu mba ụwa, ọ meriri na Los Angeles Marathon na ihe bụ mbido ya n'ebe dị anya na oge nke 2:29:09 awa. N'afọ ahụ, ọ gbara onye nke iri na itoolu n'ọsọ mita 10,000 n'egwuregwu Olympic nke 2008. Ọ bịakwara nke iri anọ na atọ na
2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships n'oge ahụ.