Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka wa2008-09 wakaona kudzoka kwaDi Francisca muchimiro nemakwikwi mana ekupedzisira uye menduru yesirivheri kuDallas World Cup. Akashevedzwa zvakare kuchikwata chenyika chemakwikwi eEuropean Championships muPlovdiv. Mumutambo wega wega akamiswa mutafura ye16 newaanotamba naye Arianna Errigo, asi mumutambo wechikwata Italy yakakunda zvakateedzana Romania, France neRussia kutora zita rekondinendi, makore mana mushure meZalaegerszeg. Kumakwikwi Enyika
akasvika kuma semi-finals mushure mekukunda Valentina Vezzali, akabva arohwa neRussia Aida Shanayeva ndokuenda nemenduru yebronze, mubairo wake wekutanga wega muWorld Championships. Mumutambo wechikwata Italy yakasangana neRussia mumutambo wekupedzisira uye yakatsiva mutambo wakarasika muTorino nekuvakunda 45 <unk> 33, kusanganisira kurwa kwe5 <unk> 0 naDi Francisca vachipesana naShanayeva. Nokudaro Italy yakakwanisa kudzorera zita renyika iro rakanga ravanzvenga kubvira muna 2004. Di Francisca akapedza mwaka uyu ari pachinzvimbo chechishanu munyika.