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

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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.