Omanyala faces 100m World Champion Fred Kerley in epic Rabat Diamond League

Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be on track alongside the biggest names in 100m distances.

The race has attracted the reigning world champion Fred Kerley, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion Lamont Marcel Jacobs, Bromell Trayvon, the 2022 Diamond League Zurich winner, Jamaican Blake Yohan, Tebogo Letsile, and Canadian Andre Grasse.

Home-boy Machmour Chakir will also entertain Moroccan hopes at the race.

The Rabat Diamond League meeting effectively pits Africa against America as Omanyala, and Letsile are expected to pose a strong challenge to American stars Kerley and Trayvon.

Kenyan sprinter Omanyala is enjoying a fine-form this season.

He has enjoyed a great indoor season winning three of the four 60m races he competed in.

The Commonwealth champion came shy by 0.01 seconds to beat his African record at the Botswana GrandPrix as the World U-20 champion Letsile, running in front of the home crowd settled for second place as he posted.

However, the record was not recognized for lane interference.

He bounced back at the 2023 Kip Keino Classic where he ran a world lead of 9.84.