Sharleen Makusha
Personal information | |||
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Born | 28 December 1997 | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Occupation | netball player | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): goal keeper | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
Sharleen Makusha (born 28 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean netball player who represents Zimbabwe internationally and plays in the position of goal keeper.[1][2]
Early life[]
Makusha was born in 1997 and her first interest was soccer. However her skills and height attracted the attention of netball coach . Makusha won her parents support for her new interest when she won a scholarship to Pamushana Mission school in Masvingo where she repeated two years of schooling and developed her netball skills.[3]
Career[]
In 2018, she was included in the national under 21 team to attend the World Cup in Botswana.[3]
In 2018, she was playing for the Platinum Queens in Zvishavane[3] with fellow national team player .[4] Makusha was chosen together with other ex under 21 players Claris Kwaramba and Sharon Bwanali to be part of the 2019 Netball World Cup team.[5] Her height created some discussion[3] when she was a member of the Zimbabwean squad which finished at eighth position during the 2019 Netball World Cup, which was historically Zimbabwe's first ever appearance at a Netball World Cup tournament.[6]
She was included in the Zimbabwean Gems squad for the 2019 African Netball Championships.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Sharleen Makusha". Netball World Cup. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ^ "Sharleen Makusha". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ a b c d Mail, The Sunday. "Makusha divides opinion". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ Chisiri, Obediah (2019-03-29). "Glow RANL players retained in Zim netball team". sportwaynewsnet. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ Mhlanga, Ellina (2019-07-23). "Zimbabwe: Mutsauki Stresses Need for Continuity". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "Zimbabwe". Netball Draft Central. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ "Gems to leave for Africa Netball Championships 2019". chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Zimbabwean netball players
- 2019 Netball World Cup players