Shannon Macomo

Shannon Macomo
Personal information
Full name Shannon Hayley Macomo
Date of birth (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004
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

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

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

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

Honours

South Africa

University of Johannesburg

Individual

  • 2024 Gauteng Engen Knockout Challenge: Defender of the Tournament

References

  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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