Shiela Makoto

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Shiela Makoto
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Makoto at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth 14 January 1990 (1990-01-14) (age 32)
Place of birth Zimbabwe
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
National team
Zimbabwe

Shiela Makoto (born 14 January 1990) is a Zimbabwean association football defender. She is a member of the Zimbabwe women's national football team and represented the country in their Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

Makoto played for the Blue Swallows Queens in 2016. She was brought up in poverty in a family of seven. She gained a career from her skill at football. She has trained in Switzerland and her education was funded by football. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Shiela Makoto. rio2016.com
  2. Makoto’s Mighty Warriors star shines bright, The Standard, Retrieved 5 August 2016