Fred Kerley has always kept the track and field community on its toes with his bluntness. Like when he bashed Noah Lyles in 2024, saying, “Noah’s is cocky, arrogant, all that.”And now, there’s a new feud that has stirred controversy between Kerley and Ferdinand Omanyala.

The Olympic silver medalist recently took to his Instagram, posing a major question to the “Africa’s Fastest Man”: “@ferdiomanyala tell them why you change to track and field?” This question also followed Kerley’s other Instagram story, which was also directed towards the Kenyan runner.

The video was originally posted by Track World News on Instagram way back in 2023. It featured none other than Omanyala, who said, “I’m not losing any 100m this year.” But to the fans who tuned in that season, they know what went down. The video’s next part showcased Kerley surging past Omanyala during the Rabat Diamond League’s 100m, and crossing the finish line in 9.94 while Omanyala fell to third with a time of 10.05.

The Kenyan was also behind South Africa’s Akani Simbine, who posted a 9.99. This repost and the question were a straightforward way of Kerley reminding his rival of their past head-to-head. The question, however, goes back to Omanyala’s early days in his sporting career. Indeed, the Kenyan initially was a rugby player, but in 2015, he made the switch after one of his friends noticed his rapid speed on the track.

Even during his first race in Kakamega, Omanyala ran a time of 10.4 seconds, and later on the same year, he went to the Olympic trials in the 100m, posting a 10.37. However, coming back to their online feud, how did this conflict even occur in the first place?

Fred Kerley and Ferdinand Omanyala are at each other’s throats

The whole fiasco between Fred Kerley and Ferdinand Omanyala started when the Kenyan sprinter uploaded an Instagram story, writing, “@fkerley99 you can have all the medals in the world, but at the end of your career you have no legacy.” So, how did the American sprinter reply to this message? Well, he was infuriated.

Kerley responded, saying, “Like bro you not on the level you think you on sit down 1 and done race every year @ferdiomanyala. I got medal in different event.” Similarly, in another IG story, the American wrote, “You don’t make sense at all.” Kerley also included a screenshot of him and the Kenyan athlete’s head-to-head, which was officially taken from the World Athletics website.

Looking at their head-to-head, the American sprinter is way ahead of Omanyala, with a score of 8-3. However, the feud between the two is not a new one. Last year, during the Ready Set Go podcast, Kerley claimed that “Them races in Kenya don’t really count,” directly taking a jab at Omanyala. Apart from the online feud, track and field fans will really look forward to an event where these two athletes will compete side by side.

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