Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I oma ia i te 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships i te tau e whai ake nei, a, ko te tekau o nga waahi i roto i te whakataetae roa i riro i a ia he mētara parahi me nga taane Moroccan, i arahina e Abderrahim Goumri. I wikitoria ia i te mētara hiriwa i te 2002 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
I a ia e whakatakoto ana i tana rekoata whaiaro mo te 1:00:42 hei mutu i muri i te toa a Paul Malakwen Kosgei. Ko te ahua i runga i te 10,000 m 2002 African Championships i roto i te Athletics i hua i te mutunga o te waru.