He relocated in Los Angeles, where he created the successful Speed Doctor brand (Speeddoctor.com).
Fofanah grew up in Guinea, Canada, France and (since 1998) the United States, attending Lehman College of the City University of New York from 2001 to 2004, and running track with their team, where he was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American and set a school record of 10.45 for the 100 meter.
In 2008, representing the 2008 Guinean Olympic squad in the Men's 200 m, he clocked a time of 21.68 seconds, and was eliminated in the heats.
[9] Fofanah lived in New York City until 2013, where he worked as a personal trainer, and trained at the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan, NY.
His younger sister, Fatmata Fofanah, is a Women's 100 m hurdler, who also competed at the 2008 Olympics for Guinea.