Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: O sáré ni 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ni ọdun to nbo ati pe ibi kẹwa ni ipari ni ere-ije gigun ti o gba fun u ni ami ẹyẹ idẹ ẹgbẹ pẹlu awọn ọkunrin Moroccan, eyiti o jẹ olori nipasẹ Abderrahim Goumri. Ó gba àmì ẹ̀yẹ fàdákà ní
2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships bi o ti ṣeto ara ẹni ti o dara julọ ti 1:00:42 lati pari awọn aaya lẹhin olubori Paul Malakwen Kosgei. Ìwòye tí ó ṣe lórí 10,000 m 2002 African Championships in Athletics yọrí sí ipò kẹjọ.