Albertina Francis

Albertina Francis
Born16 May 1996 (1996-05-16) (age 28)
NationalityNigerian
Occupationvolleyball player

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]

References

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