Kọ àròkọ tó wà nísàlẹ̀ yìí parí: Gẹgẹbi ọdọ, o dije ninu awọn ere-ije ọdọ ni IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ti o pari 19th ni ọdun 2002 ati 24th ni
Ọdún 2003. O pari kẹwa ninu awọn mita 10,000 ni 2002 World Junior Championships ati mejila ni iṣẹlẹ kanna ni 2002 African Championships.