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Shannon Macomo

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Shannon Macomo
Personal information
Full name Shannon Hayley Macomo
Date of birth (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Gqeberha,Eastern Cape, South Africa
Position Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 University of Johannesburg 66 (9)
International career
2020 South Africa U/17
2021–2023 South Africa U/20
2024– South Africa 1

Shannon Hayley Macomo (born 28 April 2004) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club the University of Johannesburg and the South Africa women's national team.

College career

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Macomo played for the University of Johannesburg from 2023 till 2025. She appeared 66 times and scored 9 goals for the Orange Army. Her side were runners-up at the inaugural Pirates Cup following a 2–1 defeat to the University of Pretoria in March 2023.[1]

She was part of the side that won the Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge title in July 2023 winning 1–0 against JVW Sapphires.[2] She won the defender of the tournament at the 2024 Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge when her side finished as runners-ups to Mamelodi Sundowns.[3]

They were runners-up at the 2023 Women's Varsity Football losing 2–0 in the final to the University of the Western Cape.[4] She scored a brace in a 4–0 win against Central University of Technology, Free State at the 2024 Women's Varsity Football. She scored the third goal in a 3–0 semi-final win against the Tshwane University of Technology in the 2025 Women's Varsity Football tournament where her team finished as runners-ups to the University of the Western Cape.[5]

International career

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Macomo competed for the South Africa women's U-17 for the world cup qualifiers in 2020.[6] She also competed for the U-20 team in 2021.[7]

In 2024 she got her first international call up for the senior women's team and made her debut at the 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship in a 1–0 win against Namibia on 22 October 2024.[8] The side were runners-up to Zambia.[9]

Personal life

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She earned an Honours degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Johannesburg.

Honours

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South Africa

University of Johannesburg

Individual

  • 2024 Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge: Defender of the Tournament

References

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  1. ↑ Diphoko, Oarabile (2023-03-23). "Tuks Ladies Crowned 2023 Pirates Cup Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  2. ↑ Shozi, Asanda (2023-07-11). "UJ Successfully Defend Engen Knockout Challenge Title". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. ↑ Tshifura, Lutendo (2024-07-08). "UJ U/20 Women's football team claim silver in Engen Knockout Challenge - University of Johannesburg News". Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  4. ↑ Hare, Rudene (2023-08-15). "UJ and UWC to Battle for Varsity Football Honours". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. ↑ bulesitutshana (2025-09-27). "UWC crowned Varsity Football 2025 champions". The Witness. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  6. ↑ SAFA (2020-03-15). "Bantwana Progress to Next Round of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  7. ↑ Nothana, Nonto (2021-11-27). "Basetsana Gear Up for Third Round of World Cup Qualifiers". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  8. ↑ "Shannon Macomo delighted with first Banyana Banyana call-up | soccer". SABC. 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  9. ↑ Mabuka, Dennis (2024-11-03). "COSAFA; Zambia overpower South Africa to claim Women's Championship title - Africa Top Sports". Retrieved 2026-03-27.
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