Akakwikwidza pamwero wepasi rose pazvinhu zvese muna 2005: aive wechina pa2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (kutora goridhe rechikwata pamwe nemukundi Kenenisa Bekele), akakwanisa wechinomwe mumamita zviuru gumi pa2005 World Championships muAtletics, ndokuzoisa hafu yemarathon yakanakisa ye1: 01:53 kutora nzvimbo yechishanu uye zita rechikwata pa2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
. Akakwidziridzwa kuva wechishanu anomhanyisa 10,000 m mumhanyi wenguva dzese paFBK Mitambo muHengelo, achipedza chinhambwe munguva ye26: 30.74 (kunyangwe Bekele akapedza pamberi pake). Akamhanyawo pa2005 IAAF World Athletics Final, achipedza ari wechipfumbamwe pamamita 5000. Pakupera kwegore akachengetedza zita rake paLotto Cross Cup uye akakunda mujaho we10K paBOclassic muBolzano.