Shannon Hayley Macomo (born 28 April 2004) is a South African

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who plays as a defender for

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club the

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and the South Africa women's national team.

College career

Macomo played for the

. They were runner's up at the inaugural Pirates Cup following a 2-1 defeat to the Tuks Ladies U/20 side in March 2023. She was part of the side that won the Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge title in July 2023 winning 1-0 against JVW Sapphires. They were runners-up for the 2023 Women's Varsity Football losing 2-0 in the final to the

University of the Western Cape The University of the Western Cape (UWC; ) is a Public university, public research university in Bellville, South Africa, Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. The university was established in 1959 by the Politics of South Africa, South ...

International career

Macomo competed for the South Africa women's U-17 for the world cup qualifiers in 2020. She also competed for the U-20 team in 2021. In 2024 she got her first international call up for the senior women's team and made her debut at the

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in a 1-0 win against

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on 22 October 2024.

Honours

Women's Varsity Football Women's Varsity Football, also known as Women's Varsity Diski, is a South African university football competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports series. The annual tournament involves the top women's football playing universitie ...

: runners-up:

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* Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge: 2023, runners-up: 2024 * Pirates Cup: runners-up: 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macomo, Shannon Living people 2004 births South African women's soccer players South Africa women's international soccer players Women's association football central defenders Women's association football defenders SAFA Women's League players 21st-century South African sportswomen Place of birth missing (living people)