Bennour joins exclusive 50-point club

Algeria’s Alida Bennour delivered a performance of historic proportions at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s U21 World Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia, scoring 51 points in her team’s final match against Mexico at the Samator Healthporia Volleyball Hall. The 18-year-old opposite fired 47 attacks, one block and three aces.

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Her achievement places her among a rare group of players in women’s volleyball who have scored more than 50 points in a single match. She now shares company with some of the sport’s most prolific scorers, including Azerbaijan’s Polina Rahimova, who once tallied 58, Bulgaria’s Elitsa Vasileva with 57, and USA’s Nicole Fawcett with 55. Bennour’s output also stands as the highest of the tournament, highlighting both her endurance and her ability to take on a leading role for Algeria in her first World Championship outside Africa.

The Algerian captain had already established herself as one of the event’s top performers with high-scoring outings against Egypt, Türkiye and Poland. But her 51-point explosion against Mexico sealed her reputation as one of the most prolific young attackers in international volleyball.

Bennour’s record performance comes as she prepares for her first professional season abroad with French side Nancy, where she will line up alongside Thailand’s Pimpichaya Kokram. Leaving home at 18 to test herself in Europe is the next step in her journey to become one of the game’s elite scorers.

Fans can learn more about Bennour in our feature interview, where she shares her family’s sporting influence, her goals of playing in Italy and Türkiye, and her upcoming move to France: Captain Courageous: Bennour’s U21 breakthrough spurs next big move.

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