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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4595204.stm
It was reported that he was set to join Stoke City at the end of the 2006âÂÂ07 season after impressing in a trial at the club, despite interest from Wigan Athletic and several French 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 side Stade Rennes.
On 2 August 2011 Makonese marked his return to the domestic Premiership yesterday when he signed a deal to join Shabanie Mine. http://allafrica.com/stories/201108021189.html.
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.