Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1989 ka o nwetara nturu ugo nke ise nke French na-esochi ya na 1989 na 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ọ laghachiri n'elu ikpo okwu, na-ewere nrite ọla edo ma na-ewere France na ndị otu na-agba ọsọ n'azụ ndị Soviet. O merụrụ ahụ, na-efu oge fọdụrụ n'oge a, wee laghachi n'ọrụ na
1990 IAAF World Cross Country Championship nke emere na Aix-les-Bains. Agbanyeghị, ọ nọghị n'ike zuru oke, wee kwụsị na 17th n'ozuzu. Ọ gbara asọmpi ihe karịrị 10,000 m na 1990 European Athletics Championship na Split wee pụọ na ọla nchara (nke mbụ ya na egwu) na akara ndekọ ọhụrụ nke French nke 31:51.68 nkeji. Mgbe oge egwu ahụ gasịrị, ọ gara n'okporo ụzọ wee merie ọsọ 3 km na Giro Podistico Internazionale di Pettinengo na Italy.