Malibongwe Maketa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1980
Place of Birth: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Malibongwe Maketa
- Malibongwe "Mali" Maketa (born 6 October 1980) is a former South African cricketer who represented Border in South African domestic cricket.
- He is the former head coach of the Warriors franchise.
- He is currently assistant coach of the South African men's national team. Maketa was born in Port Elizabeth, and raised in King William's Town, where he attended Dale College.
- A former South Africa under-15s representative, he made his sole first-class appearance for Border in October 2001, in a Supersport Series match against Free State.
- Maketa played a further two seasons for Border B, but never returned to the senior line-up.
- After the conclusion of his playing career, Maketa began coaching at school level, with his first position being at Western Province Preparatory School.
- Entering the domestic set-up, he was appointed assistant coach to the Titans franchise for the 2006–07 season (under head coach Richard Pybus), and in May 2008 was named head coach of the Northerns provincial team.
- During his tenure as coach, Northerns won two CSA Provincial titles, winning the one-day competition during the 2010–11 season and the Twenty20 competition the following season.
- In May 2012, Maketa returned to the Titans franchise as an assistant coach to Matthew Maynard.
- He switched to the Warriors franchise in 2013, as assistant to Piet Botha, and on Botha's resignation in December 2014 was appointed acting head coach.
- He was permanently appointed to the position in February 2015, becoming only the third black head coach of a franchise team, after Geoffrey Toyana and Paul Adams.
- In September 2015, Maketa gained his level-four coaching certificate from Cricket South Africa, the highest qualification available in the country.
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