List of African stadiums by capacity

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The following is a list of sports stadiums in Africa. They are in order by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate. Most large stadiums in Africa are used for football (soccer), with some also used for athletics and rugby union. African stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included. Soccer City in Johannesburg is currently the largest stadium in Africa since its capacity was increased to 94,700 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This event, which took place in June–July, was the first time an African country has hosted the World Cup. The Olympic Games have never been staged in Africa.

Current stadiums[edit]

Rank Stadium Capacity City Country Tenants Images
1 FNB Stadium 94,736 Johannesburg  South Africa South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
2 Misr Stadium 93,940 New Administrative Capital  Egypt Egypt national football team
3 Borg el-Arab Stadium 86,000 Alexandria  Egypt Egypt national football team
4 National Sports Stadium 80,000 Harare  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe national football team
5 Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte 80,000 Kinshasa  DR Congo DR Congo national football team
6 Kasarani Stadium 80,000 Nairobi  Kenya Kenya national football team
7 Stade Tata Raphaël 80,000 Kinshasa  DR Congo AS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
8 Stade Leopold Senghor 80,000 Dakar  Senegal Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
9 Cairo International Stadium 75,000 Cairo  Egypt Egypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
10 Kamuzu Stadium 65,000 Blantyre  Malawi Malawi national football team
11 Ibn Batouta Stadium 65,000 Tangier  Morocco Morocco national football team, Ittihad Tanger,
12 Stade du 5 Juillet 64,200 Algiers  Algeria Algeria national football team, MC Alger
13 Ellis Park Stadium 62,567 Johannesburg  South Africa Lions, Golden Lions, South Africa national rugby team
14 Abuja Stadium 60,491 Abuja  Nigeria Nigeria national football team
15 Stade Hammadi Agrebi 60,000 Radès  Tunisia Tunisia national football team, Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis
16 Alassane Ouattara Stadium 60,000 Abidjan  Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire national football team
17 Stade Municipal de Kintélé 60,000 Brazzaville  Congo Congo national football team
18 National Stadium 60,000 Dar es-Salaam  Tanzania Tanzania national football team
19 Stade omnisport Paul Biya 60,000 Yaoundé  Cameroon Cameroon national football team
20 Heroes National Stadium 60,000 Lusaka  Zambia Zambia national football team
21 Odi Stadium 60,000 Mabopane  South Africa Garankuwa United
22 Tigray Stadium 60,000 Mekelle  Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta, Shire Endaselassie, Dedebit FC
23 Bahir Dar Stadium 60,000 Bahir Dar  Ethiopia Ethiopia national football team
24 Hawassa Kenema Stadium 60,000 Hawassa  Ethiopia Hawassa City
25 Garoonka Muqdisho 60,000 Mogadishu  Somalia Somalia national football team, Moqadishu,
26 Rufaro Stadium 60,000 Harare  Zimbabwe Dynamos FC
27 Mmabatho Stadium 59,000 Mafikeng  South Africa
28 Cape Town Stadium 58,310 Cape Town  South Africa Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team, Cape Town City
29 Stade du 19-mai-1956 56,000 Annaba  Algeria USM Annaba
30 Moses Mabhida Stadium 55,500 Durban  South Africa AmaZulu FC
31 Hollywoodbets Kings Park 52,000 Durban  South Africa Sharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
32 Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762 Pretoria  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns, Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
33 DHL Newlands 51,100 (closed since 2020) Cape Town  South Africa
34 Stade Hocine-Ait Ahmed 50,766 Tizi Ouzou  Algeria Algeria national football team, JS Kabylie
35 Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 Luanda  Angola Angola national football team, Petro Luanda
36 Stade de Japoma 50,000 Douala  Cameroon Union Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres FC
37 Tripoli Stadium 50,000 Tripoli  Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Madina
38 Estádio da Cidadela 50,000 Luanda  Angola Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
39 Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000 Niamey  Niger Niger national football team, Sahel SC
40 Stade Abdoulaye Wade 50,000 Dakar  Senegal Senegal national football team
41 Stade du 26-mars 50,000 Bamako  Mali Mali national football team, Stade Malien
42 Stade Olympique de Sousse 50,000 Sousse  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
43 Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana 50,000 Bobo-Dioulasso  Burkina Faso Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
44 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49,800 Ndola  Zambia Zambia national football team, ZESCO United
45 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459 Port Elizabeth  South Africa Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
46 Peter Mokaba Stadium 46,000 Polokwane  South Africa South Africa national football team
47 Free State Stadium 46,000 Bloemfontein  South Africa Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
48 Stade Mohammed V 45,891 Casablanca  Morocco Morocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
49 Stade Adrar 45,480 Agadir  Morocco Hassania Agadir
50 Grand stade de Marrakech 45,240 Marrakech  Morocco KACM
51 Mandela National Stadium 45,202[1] Kampala  Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
52 Amahoro Stadium 45,000 Kigali  Rwanda Amavubi
53 Stade du 24-février-1956 45,000 Sidi Bel Abbes  Algeria USM Bel Abbès
54 Egyptian Army Stadium 45,000 Suez  Egypt Petrojet
55 Stade du Complexe sportif de Fès 45,000 Fes  Morocco Maghreb de Fès
56 Estádio da Machava 45,000 Maputo  Mozambique Mozambique national football team
57 Al-Hilal Stadium 45,000 Omdurman  Sudan Al-Hilal
58 Mbombela Stadium 43,500[2] Mbombela  South Africa Pumas (Currie Cup)
59 Al-Merrikh Stadium 43,000 Omdurman  Sudan Sudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
60 Estádio do Zimpeto 42,000 Maputo  Mozambique 2011 All-Africa Games
61 Royal Bafokeng Stadium 42,000 Rustenburg  South Africa Platinum Stars
62 Nelson Mandela Stadium 40,784[3] Baraki  Algeria Algeria national football team
63 Baba Yara Stadium 40,528 Kumasi  Ghana Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
64 Stade Miloud-Hadefi 40,143 Oran  Algeria Algeria national football team, MC Oran
65 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo 40,122 Yaoundé  Cameroon Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
66 Bingu National Stadium 40,090[4] Lilongwe  Malawi Malawi national football team
67 Stade Ali-la-Pointe 40,000 Algiers  Algeria MC Alger
68 Stade Ahmed-Zabana 40,000 Oran  Algeria MC Oran, Algeria national rugby team
69 CCM Kirumba Stadium 40,000 Mwanza  Tanzania Toto African
70 March 28 Stadium 40,000 Benghazi  Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al-Tahaddy
71 Accra Sports Stadium 40,000 Accra  Ghana Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
72 Stade d'Angondjé 40,000 Libreville  Gabon Gabon national football team
73 Stade de la Paix 40,000 Bouaké  Côte d'Ivoire ASC Bouaké
74 Orlando Stadium 40,000 Soweto  South Africa Orlando Pirates
75 Barbourfields Stadium 40,000 Bulawayo  Zimbabwe Highlanders FC
76 Stade de la Réunification 39,000 Douala  Cameroon Union Douala, Les Astres FC
77 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium 38,000 Port Harcourt  Nigeria Dolphins FC
78 Johannesburg Stadium 37,500 Johannesburg  South Africa Orlando Pirates
79 National Stadium 36,000 Freetown  Sierra Leone Sierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority FC
80 Estadio de Bata 35,700 Bata  Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea national football team
81 Stade Rouibah-Hocine 35,000 Jijel  Algeria JS Djijel
82 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium 35,000 Cairo  Egypt Al-Mokawloon al-Arab
83 Charles Mopeli Stadium 35,000 Phuthaditjhaba  South Africa Free State Stars
84 Stade Modibo Kéïta 35,000 Bamako  Mali AS Real Bamako
85 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium 35,000 Katsina  Nigeria Katsina United
86 Estádio Nacional de Ombaka 35,000 Benguela  Angola Primeiro de Maio
87 Addis Ababa Stadium 35,000 Addis Ababa  Ethiopia St. George, Ethiopian Coffee, Ethiopia national football team
88 Wanderers Stadium 34,000 Johannesburg  South Africa Highveld Lions cricket team, Transvaal cricket team, South Africa national cricket team
89 Athlone Stadium 34,000 Cape Town  South Africa Chippa United, Santos Cape Town
90 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat 33,037 Brazzaville  Congo CARA Brazzaville, Etoile du Congo
91 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny 33,000 Abidjan  Côte d'Ivoire ASEC Mimosas (some games)
92 Estadio Gran Canaria 32,392 Las Palmas  Spain UD Las Palmas
93 Olympia Stadium 32,000 Rustenburg  South Africa South Africa national football team, South Africa national rugby team
94 Stade du 20-août-1955 30,000 Skikda  Algeria JSM Skikda
95 Stade Ahmed-Kaïd 30,000 Tiaret  Algeria JSM Tiaret
96 Stade Tahar Zoughari 30,000 Relizane  Algeria RC Relizane
97 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium 30,000 Uyo  Nigeria Nigeria national football team, Akwa United
98 Stade du 4-août 30,000 Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso Burkina Faso national football team, Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
99 Jalingo City Stadium 30,000 Jalingo  Nigeria Taraba FC
100 Kambarage Stadium 30,000 Shinyanga  Tanzania Kahama United
101 Rand Stadium 30,000 Johannesburg  South Africa South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
102 Stade Municipal 30,000 Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso Santos Football Club
103 Jamhuri Stadium 30,000 Dodoma  Tanzania JKT Ruvu Stars
104 Beni Ebeid Stadium 30,000 Beni Ebeid  Egypt Beni Ebeid
105 Al-Ahly WE al-Salam Stadium 30,000 Cairo  Egypt El-Entag el-Harby
106 30 June Stadium 30,000 Cairo  Egypt Egypt national football team
107 Independence Stadium 30,000 Lusaka  Zambia Green Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
108 Stade Larbi Zaouli 30,000 Casablanca  Morocco Tihad Sportif Casablanca
109 Maji-Maji Stadium 30,000 Songea  Tanzania
110 Hargeisa Stadium 30,000 Hargeisa  Somalia

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nelson Mandela National Stadium With Capacity of 45,202
  2. ^ "Mbombela Stadium - SPRINGBOKS vs WALES tickets information". pumasrugbyunion.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  3. ^ "Baraki : Le stade doté de 40 784 sièges". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ New China News agency report Sept 29 2017

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  1. ^ "Top 30 Largest Stadiums in Africa". JF Football. Retrieved 2023-03-24.