Albertina Francis Explained

Albertina Francis
Occupation:volleyball player
Nationality:Nigerian

Albertina Francis (born 15 July 1995) is a Nigerian volleyball player who plays in the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps Team and the Nigeria women's national volleyball team.[1]

Achievements

Albertina plays in Beach volleyball "b" team for the Nigeria women's national volleyball team.[2]

She won back to back National Volleyball Premier League titles with Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps Team in 2019 and 2021.[3] [4]

Albertina was part of the Nigerian Team selected for the 2018 FIVB Women's World Volleyball World Championship in Ivory Coast alongside Francisca Ikhiede and Priscilla Agera.[5]

She alongside Tochukwu Nnourge, Francisca Ikhiede, Isabella Langu and Amarachi Uchechukwu represented Nigeria at the 2019 FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour in Bariloche, Rio Negro Argentina.[6] She alongside her teammates beat the Host Argentina in their opening game 2-1 (13-15, 15–11, 15–11).[7]

The Nigerian team were runners up when Kenya qualified for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] [9]

She has also featured in the 2016 African Club Championship in Tunisia and the 2018 African Club Championship in Egypt with her club team.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players - Nigeria - FIVB Continental Olympic Qualification 2020 . 2023-03-20 . en.volleyballworld.com.
  2. Web site: Kuti . Dare . 2021-06-27 . Beach V/ball: Nigeria women team to miss Tokyo Olympics . 2023-03-18 . ACLSports . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2021-12-22 . Kano Pillars, NSCDC are Champions of 2021 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League Sports247 Nigeria . 2023-03-20 . en-US .
  4. Web site: 2019-12-03 . Customs, NSCDC are National Volleyball Premier League champions . 2023-03-20 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-08-17 . Women volleyball team heads for World Cup qualifier in Abidjan . 2023-03-20 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  6. Web site: Rapheal . 2019-07-31 . Nigeria to attend snow volleyball in Argentina . 2023-03-18 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
  7. Web site: admin . 2019-08-19 . NIGERIA BEAT ARGENTINA IN SNOW VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP . 2023-03-18 . Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development . en-GB.
  8. Web site: volleyballworld.com . Argentina, China, Cuba and Kenya take Olympic berths . 2023-03-18 . volleyballworld.com . en.
  9. Web site: Busari . Niyi . Olympics Qualifiers: Nigeria To Face Hosts, Cameroon, Kenya Two Others In January . 2023-03-20 . Olympics Qualifiers: Nigeria To Face Hosts, Cameroon, Kenya Two Others In January.
  10. Web site: Kuti . Dare . 2021-02-10 . Albertina Francis: I am open to challenges outside Nigeria . 2023-03-20 . ACLSports . en-GB.