List of African stadiums by capacity

The following is an incomplete 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. Currently all African stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 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.

At a construction cost of $600 million, the Cape Town Stadium, located in the legislative capital of South Africa is the most expensive stadium in Africa. The stadium, which is often referred to as the “Green Point Stadium” because it sits on the piece land that previously housed the Green Point stadium, was constructed by an indigenous company, Murray & Roberts Construction Company.[1]

Current stadiums

Capacity of 25,000 or more

Stadium	Capacity	City	Country	Home Team/s
FNB Stadium	94,736	Johannesburg	South Africa	South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
Borg El Arab Stadium	86,000	Alexandria	Egypt	Egypt national football team, Al Ittihad, Smouha
Stade des Martyrs	80,000	Kinshasa	DR Congo	DR Congo national football team
Cairo International Stadium	74,100	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
Stade Mohamed V	67,000	Casablanca	Morocco	Morocco national football team, Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca
July 5 Stadium	64,000	Algiers	Algeria	Algeria national football team, MC Alger, USM Alger
Ellis Park Stadium	62,567	Johannesburg	South Africa	Lions, Golden Lions, South Africa national rugby team
Abuja Stadium	60,491	Abuja	Nigeria	Nigeria national football team
Stade 7 November	60,000	Radès	Tunisia	Tunisia national football team
Stade Municipal de Kintélé	60,000	Brazzaville	Congo	Congo national football team
Bahir Dar Stadium	60,000	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	Ethiopia national football team
Tanzania National Main Stadium	60,000	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Tanzania national football team
Stade Leopold Senghor	60,000	Dakar	Senegal	Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
Moi International Sports Centre	60,000	Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya national football team
Heroes National Stadium	60,000	Lusaka	Zambia	Zambia national football team
National Sports Stadium	60,000	Harare	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe national football team
Odi Stadium	60,000	Mabopane	South Africa	Garankuwa United
May 19 Stadium	56,000	Annaba	Algeria	USM Annaba
Moses Mabhida Stadium	56,000	Durban	South Africa	AmaZulu F.C.
Cape Town Stadium	55,000	Cape Town	South Africa	Ajax Cape Town
Kings Park Stadium	52,000	Durban	South Africa	Sharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
Stade Moulay Abdellah	52,000	Rabat	Morocco	AS FAR, Morocco national football team
Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762	Pretoria	South Africa	Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
Newlands Stadium	51,100	Cape Town	South Africa	Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team
June 11 Stadium	50,000	Tripoli	Libya	Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al Madina Tripoli
Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	Luanda	Angola	Angola national football team, Petro Luanda
Stade 26 mars	50,000	Bamako	Mali	Mali national football team, Stade Malien
Nongo Stadium	50,000	Conakry	Guinea	Guinea national football team
Stade Tata Raphaël	50,000	Kinshasa	DR Congo	AS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium	49,800	Ndola	Zambia	Zambia national football team, ZESCO United F.C.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
Peter Mokaba Stadium	46,000	Polokwane	South Africa	South Africa national football team
Free State Stadium	46,000	Bloemfontein	South Africa	Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
Stade Adrar	45,480	Agadir	Morocco	Hassania Agadir
Stade de Marrakech	45,240	Marrakech	Morocco	Kawkab Marrakech
Mandela National Stadium	45,202	Kampala	Uganda	Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
Stade El Menzah	45,000	Tunis	Tunisia	Espérance de Tunis, Club Africain
February 24 Stadium	45,000	Sidi Bel Abbes	Algeria	USM Bel-Abbès
Egyptian Army Stadium	45,000	Suez	Egypt	Petrojet
Stade Ibn Batouta	45,000	Tanger	Morocco	Ittihad de Tanger
Fez Stadium	45,000	Fes	Morocco	Maghreb Fez
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny	45,000	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	ASEC Mimosas
Lagos National Stadium	45,000	Lagos	Nigeria	Abandoned in 2004
Al-Merrikh Stadium	43,000	Omdurman	Sudan	Sudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
Estádio da Machava	42,000	Maputo	Mozambique	Mozambique national football team
Estádio do Zimpeto	42,000	Maputo	Mozambique	2011 All-Africa Games
Royal Bafokeng Stadium	42,000	Rustenburg	South Africa	Platinum Stars
Mbombela Stadium	40,929	Nelspruit	South Africa	Bidvest Wits FC
Baba Yara Stadium	40,528	Kumasi	Ghana	Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo	40,122	Yaoundé	Cameroon	Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
Bingu National Stadium	40,090	Lilongwe	Malawi	Malawi national football team
Ahmed Zabana Stadium	40,000	Oran	Algeria	MC Oran, Algeria national rugby team
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium	40,000	Constantine	Algeria	CS Constantine
Kamazu Stadium	40,000	Blantyre	Malawi	Malawi national football team
March 28 Stadium	40,000	Benghazi	Libya	Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al Tahaddy
Accra Sports Stadium	40,000	Accra	Ghana	Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
Stade d'Angondjé	40,000	Libreville	Gabon	Gabon national football team
Stade du 4-Août	40,000	Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso national football team, Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
Thohoyandou Stadium	40,000	Thohoyandou	South Africa	Black Leopards
Orlando Stadium	40,000	Soweto	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
Barbourfields Stadium	40,000	Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	Highlanders F.C.
Civo Stadium	40,000	Lilongwe	Malawi	CIVO United
Estádio da Cidadela	40,000	Luanda	Angola	Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium	38,000	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	Dolphins FC
Johannesburg Stadium	37,500	Johannesburg	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
National Stadium (Sierra Leone)	36,000	Freetown	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority F.C.
Estadio de Bata	35,700	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea national football team
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium	35,000	Blida	Algeria	USM Blida, Algeria national football team
Rouibah Hocine Stadium	35,000	Jijel	Algeria	JS Djijel
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium	35,000	Cairo	Egypt	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Stade Bouaké	35,000	Bouaké	Ivory Coast	ASC Bouaké
Al-Hilal Stadium	35,000	Omdurman	Sudan	Al-Hilal
CCM Kirumba Stadium	35,000	Mwanza	Tanzania	Toto African
Charles Mopeli Stadium	35,000	Phuthaditjhaba	South Africa	Free State Stars
Honneur Stadium	35,000	Oujda	Morocco	Mouloudia Oujda
Pietersburg Stadium	35,000	Polokwane	South Africa	Ria Stars
Muhammadu Dikko Stadium	35,000	Katsina	Nigeria	Katsina United
Rufaro Stadium	35,000	Harare	Zimbabwe	Dynamos FC
Stade de l'Amitié	35,000	Cotonou	Benin	Benin national football team
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny	35,000	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	ASEC Mimosas
Mogadishu Stadium	65,000	Mogadishu	Somalia	Somalia national football team
Stade Général Seyni Kountché	35,000	Niamey	Niger	Sahel SC
National Complex (Liberia)	35,000	Monrovia	Liberia	Liberia national football team
Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi	35,000	Lubumbashi	DR Congo	TP Mazembe
Complexo da Sr. da Graça	35,000	Benguela	Angola	Primeiro de Maio
Wanderers Stadium	34,000	Johannesburg	South Africa	Highveld Lions cricket team, Transvaal cricket team, South Africa national cricket team
Athlone Stadium	34,000	Cape Town	South Africa	Chippa United, Santos Cape Town
EPRU Stadium	33,852	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	Bay United FC
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat	33,037	Brazzaville	Congo	CARA Brazzaville, Etoile du Congo
Addis Abeba Stadium	33,000	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	Saint-George SA
Olympia Stadium	32,000	Rustenburg	South Africa	South Africa national football team, South Africa national rugby team
August 20, 1955 Stadium	30,000	Skikda	Algeria	JSM Skikda
Ahmed Kaïd Stadium	30,000	Tiaret	Algeria	JSM Tiaret
Stade Tahar Zoughari	30,000	Relizane	Algeria	RC Relizane
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium	30,000	Uyo	Nigeria	Nigeria national football team, Akwa United
Jalingo City Stadium	30,000	Jalingo	Nigeria	Taraba FC
Stade Amahoro	30,000	Kigali	Rwanda	Amavubi
Nyayo National Stadium	30,000	Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya national football team, A.F.C. Leopards, Sofapaka
Stade de Kégué	30,000	Lomé	Togo	Togo national football team
Independence Stadium (Bakau)	30,000	Bakau	Gambia	Gambia national football team
Rand Stadium	30,000	Johannesburg	South Africa	South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)	30,000	Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	Santos Football Club
Stade Municipal (Bobo Dioulasso)	30,000	Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
Stade de la Réunification	30,000	Douala	Cameroon	Union Douala, Les Astres FC
Beni Ebeid Stadium	30,000	Beni Ebeid	Egypt	Beni Ebeid
Al Salam Stadium	30,000	Cairo	Egypt	El Entag El Harby
30 June Stadium	30,000	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt national football team
Independence Stadium (Zambia)	30,000	Lusaka	Zambia	Green Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
Stade Cheikh Laaghdef	30,000	El Aaiún	Morocco	Jeunesse Massira
Nakivubo Stadium	30,000	Kampala	Uganda	Simba FC, KCCA FC
Stade Larbi Zaouli	30,000	Casablanca	Morocco	Tihad Sportif Casablanca
Abebe Bikila Stadium	30,000	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	Dedebit F.C.
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium	28,900	Pretoria	South Africa	Supersport United, Mamelodi Sundowns
Cairo Military Academy Stadium	28,500	Cairo	Egypt	Wadi Degla
Stade Olympique de Sousse	28,000	Sousse	Tunisia	Étoile du Sahel
Francistown Stadium	27,000	Francistown	Botswana	Botswana national football team, TAFIC
Suez Stadium	27,000	Suez	Egypt	Montakhab Suez, Petrojet
Botswana National Stadium	25,000	Gaborone	Botswana	Township Rollers, Gaborone United
Stade de Franceville	25,000	Franceville	Gabon	Gabon national football team
Stade Messaoud Zougar	25,000	El Eulma	Algeria	MC El Eulma
Stade 8 Mai 1945	25,000	Sétif	Algeria	ES Sétif
Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium	25,000	El Mahalla El Kubra	Egypt	Ghazl El Mahalla
Stade du 28 Septembre	25,000	Conakry	Guinea	Guinea national football team
U. J. Esuene Stadium	25,000	Calabar	Nigeria	Calabar Rovers
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium	25,000	Ibadan	Nigeria	Nigeria national football team
Civo Stadium	25,000	Lilongwe	Malawi	Civo United
Stade Modibo Kéïta	25,000	Bamako	Mali	AS Real Bamako
Stade Charles de Gaulle	25,000	Porto-Novo	Benin	AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé
Independence Stadium (Namibia)	25,000	Windhoek	Namibia	Namibia national football team
PAM Brink Stadium	25,000	Gauteng	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
Kingsmead Cricket Ground	25,000	Durban	South Africa	Dolphins (cricket team)
Newlands Cricket Ground	25,000	Cape Town	South Africa	Cape Cobras
HM Pitje Stadium	25,000	Tshwane	South Africa	South Africa national football team
Awassa Kenema Stadium	25,000	Awassa	Ethiopia	Awassa City FC
Bo Stadium	25,000	Bo	Sierra Leone	Bo Rangers, Nepean Stars

Other Stadiums hosted main competitions

Stadium	Capacity	City	Country	Home Team/s	Competition
Khartoum Stadium	23,000	Khartoum	Sudan	Al Khartoum SC	1957 Africa Cup of Nations / 1970 Africa Cup of Nations / 2011 African Nations Championship
Haras El Hodoud Stadium	22,000	Alexandria	Egypt	Haras El Hodoud	2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tamale Stadium	21,017	Tamale	Ghana	Real Tamale United	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium	20,088	Sekondi-Takoradi	Ghana	Sekondi Hasaacas FC	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet	20,000	Monastir	Tunisia	US Monastir	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade 15 Octobre	20,000	Bizerte	Tunisia	CA Bizertin	2001 Mediterranean Games / 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade d'Oyem	20,000	Oyem	Gabon	Gabon national football team	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade de Port-Gentil	20,000	Port-Gentil	Gabon	Gabon national football team	2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Estádio Nacional do Chiazi	20,000	Cabinda	Angola	Angola national football team	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Estádio Nacional da Tundavala	20,000	Lubango	Angola	Angola national football team	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Alexandria Stadium	19,676	Alexandria	Egypt	Al Ittihad, Smouha	1974 Africa Cup of Nations / 1986 Africa Cup of Nations / 2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup / 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Ismailia Stadium	18,525	Ismailia	Egypt	Ismaily	2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup / 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Al Masry Club Stadium	18,000	Port Said	Egypt	Al Masry	2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Stade Taïeb Mhiri	18,000	Sfax	Tunisia	CS Sfaxien	2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade Chedly Zouiten	18,000	Tunis	Tunisia	Stade Tunisien	1965 Africa Cup of Nations / 1994 Africa Cup of Nations / 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
Sani Abacha Stadium	16,000	Kano	Nigeria	Kano Pillars	2000 African Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo	15,250	Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea national football team	2012 Africa Cup of Nations / 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium	15,000	Cairo	Egypt	Al Ahly	1959 Africa Cup of Nations
Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium	8,000	Damanhour	Egypt	Ala'ab Damanhour	1974 Africa Cup of Nations

Under construction

Main article: List of future stadiums

The following is a list of African stadiums which are currently under construction and will have a capacity of 20,000 or more.

Stadium	Capacity	City	Country	Tenant(s)	Opening
Grand Stade de Casablanca	93,000	Casablanca	Morocco	Morocco, Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca	TBD
Al Ahly SC Stadium	60,000	Cairo	Egypt	Al Ahly	TBD
Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire	60,000	Abidjan	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast national football team	2019
Paul Biya Stadium	60,000	Yaoundé	Cameroon	Cameroon national football team	2018
National Stadium	60,000	Tema	Ghana	Ghana national football team	2022
Addis Ababa National Stadium	60,000	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	Ethiopia national football team, Saint George FC	2019
Stade Abdelkader Khalef	50,000	Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	JS Kabylie	2018
Japoma Stadium	50,000	Douala	Cameroon	Union Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres FC	2019
New Sétif Stadium	50,000	Sétif	Algeria	ES Sétif	2022
Wadi Al Rabi Stadium	50,000	Tripoli	Libya	Libya national football team	TBD
Stade Olympique de Sousse	49,000	Sousse	Tunisia	ES Sahel	2021
Grand Stade Tetouan	45,600	Tétouan	Morocco	Moghreb Tétouan	2022
Abdelkader Fréha Stadium	40,143	Oran	Algeria	MC Oran	2018
Stade Omar Bongo	40,000	Libreville	Gabon	Gabon national football team, FC 105 Libreville	2018
Abdelhamid Kermali Stadium	40,000	Baraki	Algeria	USM El Harrach	2018
Douera Sportpark Stadium	40,000	Douéra	Algeria	Algeria national football team	2021
Grand Stade de Sfax	40,000	Sfax	Tunisia	CS Sfaxien	2021
Grand complexe sportif Chlef	40,000	Chlef	Algeria	ASO Chlef	2020
New Al Hoceima Stadium	40,000	Al Hoceima	Morocco	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima	TBD
Complexe sportif de Côte d'Or	30,000	Highlands	Mauritius	Mauritius national football team	2019
Al Kremiah Stadium	25,000	Tripoli	Libya	Al-Ahli Tripoli	TBD
Murbat Stadium	21,442	Misrata	Libya	Asswehly SC	TBD
Stade de Korhogo	20,000	Korhogo	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast national football team	2021
Stade de San Pédro	20,000	San Pédro	Ivory Coast	Séwé FC	2021
Stade de Yamoussoukro	20,000	Yamoussoukro	Ivory Coast	Société Omnisports de l'Armée	2021
New Sig Stadium	20,000	Sig	Algeria	CC Sig	2018
Victoria Falls Cricket Stadium	12,000	Victoria Falls	Zimbabwe	Matabeleland Tuskers	2022

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 stadiums by capacity
• List of football (soccer) stadiums by capacity
• List of stadiums in South Africa
• List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more

References

• StadiumDB
• worldstadiums.com
• www.sastadiums.com

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