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. ^[1]

Current stadiums

Rank	Stadium	Capacity	City	Country	Tenants	Images
1	FNB Stadium	94,736	Johannesburg	South Africa	South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs
2	Misr Stadium	93,940	Cairo (New Administrative Capital)	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	Ibn Batouta Stadium	75,600	Tangier	Morocco	Morocco national football team, Ittihad Tanger,
6	Cairo International Stadium	75,000	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
7	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium	68,700	Rabat	Morocco	Morocco national football team, AS FAR
8	Stade du 5 Juillet	64,200	Algiers	Algeria	Algeria national football team, MC Alger
9	Ellis Park Stadium	62,567	Johannesburg	South Africa	Lions, Golden Lions, South Africa national rugby team
10	Abuja Stadium	60,491	Abuja	Nigeria	Nigeria national football team
11	Stade Hammadi Agrebi	60,000	Radès	Tunisia	Tunisia national football team, Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis
12	Alassane Ouattara Stadium	60,000	Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire national football team
13	Stade Municipal de Kintélé	60,000	Brazzaville	Congo	Congo national football team
14	Stade Tata Raphaël	60,000	Kinshasa	DR Congo	AS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
15	National Stadium	60,000	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Tanzania national football team
16	Olembe Stadium	60,000	Yaoundé	Cameroon	Cameroon national football team
17	Heroes National Stadium	60,000	Lusaka	Zambia	Zambia national football team
18	National Sports Stadium	60,000 [2] [3]	Harare	Zimbabwe
19	19 May 1956 Stadium	56,000	Annaba	Algeria	USM Annaba
20	Cape Town Stadium	55,000 [4]	Cape Town	South Africa	Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team, Cape Town City
21	Moses Mabhida Stadium	55,500	Durban	South Africa	AmaZulu
22	Kasarani Stadium	55,000	Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya national football team
23	Kings Park Stadium	52,000	Durban	South Africa	Sharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
24	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762	Pretoria	South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns, Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
25	Newlands Stadium	51,100 (closed since 2020)	Cape Town	South Africa
26	Stade Hocine-Ait Ahmed	50,766	Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Algeria national football team, JS Kabylie
27	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	Luanda	Angola	Angola national football team, Petro Luanda
28	Japoma Stadium	50,000	Douala	Cameroon	Union Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres
29	Estádio da Cidadela	50,000	Luanda	Angola	Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
30	Stade Olympique de Sousse	50,000	Sousse	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel
31	Stade Abdoulaye Wade	50,000	Dakar	Senegal	Senegal national football team
32	Stade du 26-mars	50,000	Bamako	Mali	Mali national football team, Stade Malien
33	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium	49,800	Ndola	Zambia	Zambia national football team, ZESCO United
34	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
35	Peter Mokaba Stadium	46,000	Polokwane	South Africa	South Africa national football team
36	Free State Stadium	46,000	Bloemfontein	South Africa	Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
37	Adrar Stadium	45,480	Agadir	Morocco	Hassania Agadir
38	Marrakesh Stadium	45,240	Marrakech	Morocco	KACM
39	Mandela National Stadium	45,202 [5]	Kampala	Uganda	Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
40	Tripoli Stadium	45,000	Tripoli	Libya	Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Madina
41	Amahoro Stadium	45,000	Kigali	Rwanda	Amavubi
42	24 February Stadium	45,000	Sidi Bel Abbes	Algeria	USM Bel Abbès
43	Egyptian Army Stadium	45,000	Suez	Egypt	Petrojet
44	Estádio da Machava	45,000	Maputo	Mozambique	Mozambique national football team
45	Al-Hilal Stadium	45,000	Omdurman	Sudan	Al-Hilal
46	Stade Mohammed V	45,000 [6]	Casablanca	Morocco	Morocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
47	Mbombela Stadium	43,500 [7]	Mbombela	South Africa	Pumas (Currie Cup)
48	Al-Merrikh Stadium	43,000	Omdurman	Sudan	Sudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
49	Estádio do Zimpeto	42,000	Maputo	Mozambique	2011 All-Africa Games
50	Benghazi International Stadium	42,000	Benghazi	Libya	Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al-Tahaddy
51	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	42,000	Rustenburg	South Africa	Platinum Stars
52	Nelson Mandela Stadium	40,784 [8]	Baraki	Algeria	Algeria national football team
53	Baba Yara Stadium	40,528	Kumasi	Ghana	Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
54	Miloud Hadefi Stadium	40,143	Oran	Algeria	Algeria national football team, MC Oran
55	Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium	40,122	Yaoundé	Cameroon	Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
56	Bingu National Stadium	40,090 [9]	Lilongwe	Malawi	Malawi national football team
57	Stade Leopold Senghor	40,000	Dakar	Senegal	Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
58	Ali La Pointe Stadium	40,000	Algiers	Algeria	MC Alger
59	Ahmed Zabana Stadium	40,000	Oran	Algeria	Algeria national rugby team
60	CCM Kirumba Stadium	40,000	Mwanza	Tanzania	Toto African
61	Accra Sports Stadium	40,000	Accra	Ghana	Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
62	Stade d'Angondjé	40,000	Libreville	Gabon	Gabon national football team
63	Stade de la Paix	40,000	Bouaké	Côte d'Ivoire	ASC Bouaké
64	Orlando Stadium	40,000	Soweto	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
65	Tigray Stadium	40,000	Mekelle	Ethiopia	Mekelle 70 Enderta, Shire Endaselassie, Dedebit
66	Bahir Dar Stadium	40,000	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	Ethiopia national football team
67	Hawassa Kenema Stadium	40,000	Hawassa	Ethiopia	Hawassa City
68	Reunification Stadium	39,000	Douala	Cameroon	Union Douala, Les Astres FC
69	Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium	38,000	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	Dolphins FC
70	Johannesburg Stadium	37,500	Johannesburg	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
71	National Stadium	36,000	Freetown	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority
72	Estadio de Bata	35,700	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea national football team
73	Rouibah Hocine Stadium	35,000	Jijel	Algeria	JS Djijel
74	Stade Général Seyni Kountché	35,000	Niamey	Niger	Niger national football team, Sahel SC
75	Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana	35,000	Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
76	Fez Stadium	35,000	Fes	Morocco	Maghreb de Fès
77	Kamuzu Stadium	35,000	Blantyre	Malawi	Malawi national football team
78	Garoonka Muqdisho	35,000	Mogadishu	Somalia	Somalia national football team, Moqadishu,
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
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	Maji-Maji Stadium	30,000	Songea	Tanzania
107	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. "Top 30 Largest Stadiums in Africa". JF Football. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
2. National Sports Stadium Pindula.co.zw. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
3. Zim stadia 'shameful' Archived 2017-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Dailynews.co.zw
4. "worldstadiums.com – Stadiums in South Africa". Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
5. Nelson Mandela National Stadium With Capacity of 45,202
6. "Stade Mohammed V - Casablanca - The Stadium Guide" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-06-07.
7. "Mbombela Stadium - SPRINGBOKS vs WALES tickets information". pumasrugbyunion.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
8. "Baraki : Le stade doté de 40 784 sièges". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
9. New China News agency report Sept 29 2017

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