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Ferdinand Omanyala eager to meet his 'namesake', Omanyala the horse

Ferdinard Omanyala

Ferdinard Omanyala celebrates after winning the 100m final during the Olympics Trials on June 15, 2024 at Nyayo National Stadium.

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
Geofrey Anene

By  Geoffrey Anene

Contributor

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • Omanyala is the ninth fastest man in the world with a personal best time of 9.77 seconds.
  • Omanyala ran the world’s fastest time this year over 100m (9.79sec) at the national team trials.

Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala is itching to meet a horse named after him in Australia.

Omanyala, the horse, is a two-year-old chestnut gelding from Australia trained by T & N Busuttin & Young based at Cranbourne.

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