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Nigerian volleyball player
Albertina Francis
Born 16 May 1996 (1996-05-16 ) (age 28) Nationality Nigerian Occupation volleyball 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 .
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Achievements
Albertina plays in
Beach volleyball "b" team for the
Nigeria women's national volleyball team .
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She won back to back National Volleyball Premier League titles with Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps Team in 2019 and 2021.
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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 .
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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).
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The Nigerian team were runners up when
Kenya qualified for the postponed
2020 Summer Olympics .
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She has also featured in the 2016 African Club Championship in
Tunisia and the 2018 African Club Championship in
Egypt with her club team.
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References
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"Players - Nigeria - FIVB Continental Olympic Qualification 2020" . en.volleyballworld.com . Retrieved 2023-03-20 .
^ Kuti, Dare (2021-06-27).
"Beach V/ball: Nigeria women team to miss Tokyo Olympics" . ACLSports . Retrieved 2023-03-18 .
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"Kano Pillars, NSCDC are Champions of 2021 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League | Sports247 Nigeria" . 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2023-03-20 . [
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"Customs, NSCDC are National Volleyball Premier League champions" . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2023-03-20 .
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"Women volleyball team heads for World Cup qualifier in Abidjan" . Punch Newspapers . 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2023-03-20 .
^ Rapheal (2019-07-31).
"Nigeria to attend snow volleyball in Argentina" . The Sun Nigeria . Retrieved 2023-03-18 .
^ admin (2019-08-19).
"NIGERIA BEAT ARGENTINA IN SNOW VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP" . Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development . Retrieved 2023-03-18 .
^ volleyballworld.com.
"Argentina, China, Cuba and Kenya take Olympic berths" . volleyballworld.com . Retrieved 2023-03-18 .
^ 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 .
^ Kuti, Dare (2021-02-10).
"Albertina Francis: I am open to challenges outside Nigeria" . ACLSports . Retrieved 2023-03-20 .