Zvenyika Makonese (born 7 July 1977 in Chiredzi) is a Zimbabwean footballer.
He joined Cape Town-based Santos in 2004 from Zimbabwean club Shabanie Mine.
He plays as a defender and was selected for the 2006 African Cup of Nations.[1]
It was reported that he was set to join Stoke City at the end of the 2006–07 season after impressing in a trial at the club, despite interest from Wigan Athletic and several French clubs.[2] However, no such move transpired.
He also had an unsuccessful trial at Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes.
On August 2nd, 2011 Makonese marked his return to the domestic Premiership yesterday when he signed a deal to join Shabanie Mine.
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He was signed with Black-Leopards in Petersburg, but was unable to play in the PSL because of a lack of documents December 2011 to March 2012.