Zvenyika Makonese is a Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

an footballer who currently plays for Orlando Pirates in South Africa

South Africa

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 and Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team

The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia...

. He joined Cape Town

Cape Town

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-based Santos in 2004 from Zimbabwean club Shabanie Mine. He plays as a defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 and was selected for the 2006 African Cup of Nations

2006 African Cup of Nations

-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...

.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4595204.stm

It was reported that he was set to join Stoke City at the end of the 2006–07 season

2006-07 in English football

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 after impressing in a trial at the club, despite interest from Wigan Athletic and several French

France

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 clubs.http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=450608&CPID=8&clid=111&lid=4&title=Stoke+to+land+Big+Mak However, no such move transpired. He also had an unsuccessful trial at Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 side Stade Rennes.

On August 2nd,2011 ZVENYIKA MAKONESE marked his return to the domestic Premiership yesterday when he signed a deal to join Shabanie Mine.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201108021189.html.

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams