He added a point to this tally at an African Combined Events meeting in Réduit in April 2008. At the 2008 African Championships in Athletics, held a month later, he came close to the podium with a fourth-place finish. He returned to the European circuit that year, but placed 21st at both the Multistars and Arles meets. The re-establishment of the African Combined Events Championships in Mauritius in 2009 saw him win his first regional title with a record mark of 7363 points. This proved to be his sole complete decathlon that year, as he failed to finish at his two regular European meets.