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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

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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 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 Cairo International Stadium 75,000 Cairo Egypt Egypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
6 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium 68,700 Rabat Morocco Morocco national football team, AS FAR
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 Alassane Ouattara Stadium 60,000 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire national football team
14 Stade Municipal de Kintélé 60,000 Brazzaville Congo Congo national football team
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[1][2] Harare Zimbabwe
19 Cape Town Stadium 58,310 Cape Town South Africa Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team, Cape Town City
20 19 May 1956 Stadium 56,000 Annaba Algeria USM Annaba
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 Tripoli Stadium 50,000 Tripoli Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Madina
30 Estádio da Cidadela 50,000 Luanda Angola Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
31 Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000 Niamey Niger Niger national football team, Sahel SC
32 Stade Abdoulaye Wade 50,000 Dakar Senegal Senegal national football team
33 Stade du 26-mars 50,000 Bamako Mali Mali national football team, Stade Malien
34 Stade Olympique de Sousse 50,000 Sousse Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
35 Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana 50,000 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
36 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49,800 Ndola Zambia Zambia national football team, ZESCO United
37 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459 Port Elizabeth South Africa Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
38 Peter Mokaba Stadium 46,000 Polokwane South Africa South Africa national football team
39 Free State Stadium 46,000 Bloemfontein South Africa Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
40 Adrar Stadium 45,480 Agadir Morocco Hassania Agadir
41 Marrakesh Stadium 45,240 Marrakech Morocco KACM
42 Mandela National Stadium 45,202[3] Kampala Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
43 Amahoro Stadium 45,000 Kigali Rwanda Amavubi
44 24 February Stadium 45,000 Sidi Bel Abbes Algeria USM Bel Abbès
45 Egyptian Army Stadium 45,000 Suez Egypt Petrojet
46 Fez Stadium 45,000 Fes Morocco Maghreb de Fès
47 Estádio da Machava 45,000 Maputo Mozambique Mozambique national football team
48 Al-Hilal Stadium 45,000 Omdurman Sudan Al-Hilal
49 Stade Mohammed V 45,000[4] Casablanca Morocco Morocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
50 Mbombela Stadium 43,500[5] Mbombela South Africa Pumas (Currie Cup)
51 Al-Merrikh Stadium 43,000 Omdurman Sudan Sudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
52 Estádio do Zimpeto 42,000 Maputo Mozambique 2011 All-Africa Games
53 Royal Bafokeng Stadium 42,000 Rustenburg South Africa Platinum Stars
54 Nelson Mandela Stadium 40,784[6] Baraki  Algeria Algeria national football team
55 Baba Yara Stadium 40,528 Kumasi Ghana Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
56 Miloud Hadefi Stadium 40,143 Oran Algeria Algeria national football team, MC Oran
57 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 40,122 Yaoundé Cameroon Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
58 Bingu National Stadium 40,090[7] Lilongwe Malawi Malawi national football team
59 Stade Leopold Senghor 40,000 Dakar Senegal Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
60 Ali La Pointe Stadium 40,000 Algiers Algeria MC Alger
61 Ahmed Zabana Stadium 40,000 Oran Algeria Algeria national rugby team
62 CCM Kirumba Stadium 40,000 Mwanza Tanzania Toto African
63 March 28 Stadium 40,000 Benghazi Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al-Tahaddy
64 Accra Sports Stadium 40,000 Accra Ghana Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
65 Stade d'Angondjé 40,000 Libreville Gabon Gabon national football team
66 Stade de la Paix 40,000 Bouaké Côte d'Ivoire ASC Bouaké
67 Orlando Stadium 40,000 Soweto South Africa Orlando Pirates
68 Barbourfields Stadium 40,000 Bulawayo Zimbabwe Highlanders
69 Tigray Stadium 40,000 Mekelle Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta, Shire Endaselassie, Dedebit
70 Bahir Dar Stadium 40,000 Bahir Dar Ethiopia Ethiopia national football team
71 Hawassa Kenema Stadium 40,000 Hawassa Ethiopia Hawassa City
72 Reunification Stadium 39,000 Douala Cameroon Union Douala, Les Astres FC
73 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium 38,000 Port Harcourt Nigeria Dolphins FC
74 Johannesburg Stadium 37,500 Johannesburg South Africa Orlando Pirates
75 National Stadium 36,000 Freetown Sierra Leone Sierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority
76 Estadio de Bata 35,700 Bata Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea national football team
77 Rouibah Hocine Stadium 35,000 Jijel Algeria JS Djijel
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 Stade Tata Raphaël 30,000 Kinshasa DR Congo AS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
93 20 August 1955 Stadium 30,000 Skikda Algeria JSM Skikda
94 Ahmed Kaïd Stadium 30,000 Tiaret Algeria JSM Tiaret
95 Tahar Zoughari Stadium 30,000 Relizane Algeria RC Relizane
96 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium 30,000 Uyo Nigeria Nigeria national football team, Akwa United
97 Stade du 4-août 30,000 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Burkina Faso national football team, Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
98 Jalingo City Stadium 30,000 Jalingo Nigeria Taraba FC
99 Kambarage Stadium 30,000 Shinyanga Tanzania Kahama United
100 Rand Stadium 30,000 Johannesburg South Africa South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs
101 Stade Municipal 30,000 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso Santos Football Club
102 Jamhuri Stadium 30,000 Dodoma Tanzania JKT Ruvu Stars
103 Beni Ebeid Stadium 30,000 Beni Ebeid Egypt Beni Ebeid
104 Al-Ahly WE al-Salam Stadium 30,000 Cairo Egypt El-Entag el-Harby
105 30 June Stadium 30,000 Cairo Egypt Egypt national football team
106 Independence Stadium 30,000 Lusaka Zambia Green Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
107 Larbi Zaouli Stadium 30,000 Casablanca Morocco TAS Casablanca
108 Maji-Maji Stadium 30,000 Songea Tanzania
109 Hargeisa Stadium 30,000 Hargeisa Somalia

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Stade Mohammed V - Casablanca - The Stadium Guide" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  5. ^ "Mbombela Stadium - SPRINGBOKS vs WALES tickets information". pumasrugbyunion.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  6. ^ "Baraki : Le stade doté de 40 784 sièges". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
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