Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nnukwu asọmpi mbụ ya nke na-anọchite anya Etiopia bụ 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, ebe ọ kwụsịrị 38th n'ozuzu ya mgbe ọ dị afọ iri na isii. Ọ ka mma na 20th ebe na mbipụta 2001 nke ihe omume ahụ, na-enyere ụmụ nwanyị Etiopia aka inweta ọla nchara otu. N'afọ sochirinụ na
Na 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ọ gbara nke iri ma were ọla edo na asọmpi otu na Etiopia. Ọ laghachiri na World Half Marathon Championships na 2003, mana emeghachighi ihe ịga nke ọma ya, na-agwụ na 21st na nke anọ n'ozuzu ya na ndị otu ụmụ nwanyị. Otu n'ime mmeri mbụ ya n'ọsọ okporo ụzọ bụ na Marseille-Cassis Classique Internationale na 2003, ebe ọ gwụrụ ọkara marathon na 1:10:07.