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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 Leopold Senghor 60,000 Dakar  Senegal Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
13 Stade Hammadi Agrebi 60,000 Radès  Tunisia Tunisia national football team, Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis
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 National Sports Stadium 60,000[1][2] Harare  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe national football team
20 Cape Town Stadium 58,310 Cape Town  South Africa Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team, Cape Town City
21 19 May 1956 Stadium 56,000 Annaba  Algeria USM Annaba
22 Moses Mabhida Stadium 55,500 Durban  South Africa AmaZulu
23 Kasarani Stadium 55,000 Nairobi  Kenya Kenya national football team
24 Kings Park Stadium 52,000 Durban  South Africa Sharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
25 Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762 Pretoria  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns, Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
26 Newlands Stadium 51,100 (closed since 2020) Cape Town  South Africa
27 Stade Hocine-Ait Ahmed 50,766 Tizi Ouzou  Algeria Algeria national football team, JS Kabylie
28 Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 Luanda  Angola Angola national football team, Petro Luanda
29 Japoma Stadium 50,000 Douala  Cameroon Union Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres
30 Tripoli Stadium 50,000 Tripoli  Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Madina
31 Estádio da Cidadela 50,000 Luanda  Angola Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
32 Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000 Niamey  Niger Niger national football team, Sahel SC
33 Stade Abdoulaye Wade 50,000 Dakar  Senegal Senegal national football team
34 Stade du 26-mars 50,000 Bamako  Mali Mali national football team, Stade Malien
35 Stade Olympique de Sousse 50,000 Sousse  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
36 Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana 50,000 Bobo-Dioulasso  Burkina Faso Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
37 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49,800 Ndola  Zambia Zambia national football team, ZESCO United
38 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459 Port Elizabeth  South Africa Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
39 Peter Mokaba Stadium 46,000 Polokwane  South Africa South Africa national football team
40 Free State Stadium 46,000 Bloemfontein  South Africa Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
41 Adrar Stadium 45,480 Agadir  Morocco Hassania Agadir
42 Marrakesh Stadium 45,240 Marrakech  Morocco KACM
43 Mandela National Stadium 45,202[3] Kampala  Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
44 Amahoro Stadium 45,000 Kigali  Rwanda Amavubi
45 24 February Stadium 45,000 Sidi Bel Abbes  Algeria USM Bel Abbès
46 Egyptian Army Stadium 45,000 Suez  Egypt Petrojet
47 Fez Stadium 45,000 Fes  Morocco Maghreb de Fès
48 Estádio da Machava 45,000 Maputo  Mozambique Mozambique national football team
49 Al-Hilal Stadium 45,000 Omdurman  Sudan Al-Hilal
50 Stade Mohammed V 45,000[4] Casablanca  Morocco Morocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
51 Mbombela Stadium 43,500[5] Mbombela  South Africa Pumas (Currie Cup)
52 Al-Merrikh Stadium 43,000 Omdurman  Sudan Sudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
53 Estádio do Zimpeto 42,000 Maputo  Mozambique 2011 All-Africa Games
54 Royal Bafokeng Stadium 42,000 Rustenburg  South Africa Platinum Stars
55 Nelson Mandela Stadium 40,784[6] Baraki  Algeria Algeria national football team
56 Baba Yara Stadium 40,528 Kumasi  Ghana Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
57 Miloud Hadefi Stadium 40,143 Oran  Algeria Algeria national football team, MC Oran
58 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 40,122 Yaoundé  Cameroon Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
59 Bingu National Stadium 40,090[7] Lilongwe  Malawi Malawi national football team
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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