She established herself as a senior at the 1996 African Championships in Athletics, where she was the gold medallist in both the 400 m and 400 m hurdles. She claimed her third gold of the tournament in the 4 × 400 metres relay. This proved to be the peak of her career individually, although she did won hurdles bronze medals and relay gold at both the 1998 African Championships in Athletics and the 1999 All-Africa Games.