Jones began his international career at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Marrakesh, Morocco where he ran the 100 metres in a personal best time of 11.10 seconds.
In May 2008, at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jones narrowly missing the semi-finals of the 200 metres, covering the distance in 21.96 seconds.
At the same event he also missed reaching the semi-finals of the 100 metres coming sixth in his heat with a time of 11.09 seconds.
Four years later in June 2012, Jones competed in the 200 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics in Porto-Novo, Benin.
Earlier at the meet, Jones teamed up with Adama Jammeh, Assim Abdoule and Suwaibou Sanneh to race in the 4 × 100 metres relay.