List of African stadiums by capacity

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

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

See also

• List of Asian stadiums by capacity
• List of European stadiums by capacity
• List of North American stadiums by capacity
• List of Oceanian stadiums by capacity
• List of South American stadiums by capacity
• List of association football stadiums by country
• Lists of stadiums
• List of future stadiums
• Sport in Africa

References

1. National Sports Stadium Pindula.co.zw. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. Zim stadia 'shameful' Archived 2017-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Dailynews.co.zw
3. Nelson Mandela National Stadium With Capacity of 45,202
4. "Mbombela Stadium - SPRINGBOKS vs WALES tickets information". pumasrugbyunion.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
5. "Baraki : Le stade doté de 40 784 sièges". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
6. New China News agency report Sept 29 2017

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