As a junior he competed in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing sixth in 2007 and sixteenth in 2008. He finished fifth in the 3000 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships. As a senior he finished 24th at the 2009 World Cross Country Championships.
The Eritrean team took bronze medals in the team competition.
However Sibhatu"s placement was too low to count in the team points.