Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Mesfin ya lashe lambar yabo ta farko a Gasar Zakarun Afirka ta 2007 a Gasar Wasanni, inda ya dauki lambar azurfa ta mita 10,000 a bayan Mathew Kisorio na Kenya. Shekararsa ta farko ta gasa ta duniya ta zo ne a shekara ta 2008. Ya kasance na goma sha ɗaya a tseren matasa a
2008 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya <unk> wasan kwaikwayon da ya taimaka wa Habasha ta lashe lambobin azurfa. Ya rasa lambar yabo a gasar zakarun duniya ta matasa ta 2008 a wasannin motsa jiki, inda ya zama na hudu a bayan dan Habasha Ibrahim Jeilan. Ya yi gasa ga Habasha a gasar Chiba Ekiden ta kasa da kasa kuma ya lashe matakin tserensa, yana taimakawa tawagar kasar zuwa taken. Ya ƙare shekara tare da kammala na uku a bikin buɗe Bahir Dar Cross Country.