Kammala wannan jumla: An haife shi a Tangier, Morocco, El Kalai ya zama ɗan ƙasar Portugal a cikin 2009 kuma ya fara yin gasa don ƙasar da ya ɗauka daga 2010. A Gasar Almond Blossom Cross Country a watan Maris na 2010, ya zo na biyu a bayan Kenyan Mark Bett kuma ya lashe taken kasa a matsayin dan Portugal na farko da ya gama. Ya gudu a
2010 IAAF Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Duniya kuma ita ce mafi kyawun wasan Portugal a matsayi na 42. Ya fara fitowa a gasar zakarun Turai a gasar zakarun Turai ta 2010 kuma ya kasance na takwas a tseren mita 10,000 na maza. Ya halarci Gasar Zakarun Turai ta 2010 a Albufeira kuma ya lashe lambar tagulla ta mutum a tseren tsofaffi da kuma lambar azurfa ta ƙungiya.