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

RankStadiumCapacityCityCountryTenantsImages
1 FNB Stadium94,736Johannesburg South AfricaSouth Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs
2 Misr Stadium93,940The New Capital EgyptEgypt national football team
3 Borg El-Arab Stadium86,000Alexandria EgyptEgypt national football team
4 Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte80,000Kinshasa DR CongoDR Congo national football team
5 Ibn Batouta Stadium75,600Tangier MoroccoMorocco national football team, Ittihad Tanger
6 Cairo International Stadium75,000Cairo EgyptEgypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
7 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium68,700Rabat MoroccoMorocco national football team, AS FAR
8 Kamuzu Stadium65,000Blantyre MalawiMalawi national football team
9 Garoonka Muqdisho65,000Mogadishu SomaliaSomalia national football team, Moqadishu,
10 Stade Hammadi Agrebi65,000Radès TunisiaTunisia national football team, Club Africain, Espérance de Tunis
11 Stade du 5 Juillet64,200Algiers AlgeriaAlgeria national football team, MC Alger, USM Alger, CR Belouizdad, Paradou AC
12 Ellis Park Stadium62,567Johannesburg South AfricaLions, Golden Lions, South Africa national rugby team
13 Abuja Stadium60,491Abuja NigeriaNigeria national football team
14 Alassane Ouattara Stadium60,000Abidjan Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire national football team
15 Stade Municipal de Kintélé60,000Brazzaville CongoCongo national football team
16 Stade Tata Raphaël60,000Kinshasa DR CongoAS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
17 National Stadium60,000Dar es Salaam TanzaniaTanzania national football team
18 Olembe Stadium60,000Yaoundé CameroonCameroon national football team
19 Heroes National Stadium60,000Lusaka ZambiaZambia national football team
20 National Sports Stadium60,000[2][3]Harare Zimbabwe
21 Rufaro Stadium60,000[4]Harare ZimbabweCAPS United
Dynamos
Herentals
22 19 May 1956 Stadium56,000Annaba AlgeriaUSM Annaba
23 Cape Town Stadium55,000[5]Cape Town South AfricaStormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team, Cape Town City
24 Moses Mabhida Stadium55,500Durban South AfricaAmaZulu
25 Kasarani Stadium55,000Nairobi KenyaKenya national football team
26 Kings Park Stadium52,000Durban South AfricaSharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
27 Loftus Versfeld Stadium51,762Pretoria South AfricaMamelodi Sundowns, Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
28 Newlands Stadium51,100 (closed since 2020)Cape Town South Africa
29 Stade Hocine-Ait Ahmed50,766Tizi Ouzou AlgeriaAlgeria national football team, JS Kabylie
30 Stade Général Seyni Kountché50,000Niamey NigerNiger national football team, Sahel SC
31 Estádio 11 de Novembro50,000Luanda AngolaAngola national football team, Petro Luanda
32 Japoma Stadium50,000Douala Cameroon
33 Estádio da Cidadela50,000Luanda AngolaPetro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
34 Stade Olympique de Sousse50,000Sousse TunisiaÉtoile du Sahel
35 Stade Abdoulaye Wade50,000Dakar SenegalSenegal national football team
36 Stade du 26-mars50,000Bamako MaliMali national football team, Stade Malien
37 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium49,800Ndola ZambiaZambia national football team, ZESCO United
38 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium48,459Port Elizabeth South AfricaEastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
39 Peter Mokaba Stadium46,000Polokwane South AfricaSouth Africa national football team
40 Free State Stadium46,000Bloemfontein South AfricaCheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
41 Amahoro Stadium45,508Kigali RwandaAmavubi
42 Adrar Stadium45,480Agadir MoroccoHassania Agadir
43 Marrakesh Stadium45,240Marrakesh MoroccoKAC Marrakech
44 Mandela National Stadium45,202[6]Kampala UgandaUganda national football team
45 Fez Stadium45,000Fes MoroccoMaghreb de Fès
46 Tripoli Stadium45,000Tripoli LibyaLibya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Madina
47 24 February Stadium45,000Sidi Bel Abbes AlgeriaUSM Bel Abbès
48 Egyptian Army Stadium45,000Suez EgyptPetrojet
49 Estádio da Machava45,000Maputo MozambiqueMozambique national football team
50 Stade Mohammed V45,000[7]Casablanca MoroccoMorocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
51 Mbombela Stadium43,500[8]Mbombela South AfricaPumas (Currie Cup)
52 Al-Merrikh Stadium43,000Omdurman SudanSudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
53 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium42,500Yaoundé CameroonCanon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
54 Estádio do Zimpeto42,000Maputo Mozambique2011 All-Africa Games
55 Benghazi International Stadium42,000Benghazi LibyaLibya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al-Tahaddy
56 Royal Bafokeng Stadium42,000Rustenburg South AfricaPlatinum Stars
57 Nelson Mandela Stadium40,784[9]Baraki AlgeriaAlgeria national football team
58 Baba Yara Stadium40,528Kumasi GhanaAsante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
59 Miloud Hadefi Stadium40,143Oran AlgeriaAlgeria national football team, MC Oran
60 Bingu National Stadium40,090[10]Lilongwe MalawiMalawi national football team
61 Barbourfields Stadium40,000[11][12]Bulawayo ZimbabweHighlanders FC
62 Stade Leopold Senghor40,000Dakar SenegalSenegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
63 Ali La Pointe Stadium40,000Algiers AlgeriaMC Alger
64 Ahmed Zabana Stadium40,000Oran AlgeriaAlgeria national rugby team
65 CCM Kirumba Stadium40,000Mwanza TanzaniaToto African
66 Accra Sports Stadium40,000Accra GhanaAccra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
67 Stade d'Angondjé40,000Libreville GabonGabon national football team
68 Stade de la Paix40,000Bouaké Côte d'IvoireASC Bouaké
69 Orlando Stadium40,000Soweto South AfricaOrlando Pirates
70 Tigray Stadium40,000Mekelle EthiopiaMekelle 70 Enderta, Shire Endaselassie, Dedebit
71 Bahir Dar Stadium40,000Bahir Dar EthiopiaEthiopia national football team
72 Hawassa Kenema Stadium40,000Hawassa EthiopiaHawassa City
73 Reunification Stadium39,000Douala CameroonUnion Douala, Les Astres FC
74 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium38,000Port Harcourt NigeriaDolphins FC
75 Johannesburg Stadium37,500Johannesburg South AfricaOrlando Pirates
76 National Stadium36,000Freetown Sierra LeoneSierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority
77 Estadio de Bata35,700Bata Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea national football team
78 Rouibah Hocine Stadium35,000Jijel AlgeriaJS Djijel
79 Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana35,000Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina FasoAssociation Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
80 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium35,000Cairo EgyptAl-Mokawloon al-Arab
81 Charles Mopeli Stadium35,000Phuthaditjhaba South AfricaFree State Stars
82 Stade Modibo Kéïta35,000Bamako MaliAS Real Bamako
83 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium35,000Katsina NigeriaKatsina United
84 Estádio Nacional de Ombaka35,000Benguela AngolaPrimeiro de Maio
85 Addis Ababa Stadium35,000Addis Ababa EthiopiaSt. George, Ethiopian Coffee, Ethiopia national football team
86 Peace Park Stadium35,000Makamba BurundiAigle Noir Makamba FC
87 Wanderers Stadium34,000Johannesburg South AfricaHighveld Lions cricket team, Transvaal cricket team, South Africa national cricket team
88 Athlone Stadium34,000Cape Town South AfricaChippa United, Santos Cape Town
89 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat33,037Brazzaville CongoCARA Brazzaville, Etoile du Congo
90 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny33,000Abidjan Côte d'IvoireASEC Mimosas (some games)
91 Estadio Gran Canaria32,392Las Palmas SpainUD Las Palmas
92 Olympia Stadium32,000Rustenburg South AfricaSouth Africa national football team, South Africa national rugby team
93 20 August 1955 Stadium30,000Skikda AlgeriaJSM Skikda
94 Ahmed Kaïd Stadium30,000Tiaret AlgeriaJSM Tiaret
95 Tahar Zoughari Stadium30,000Relizane AlgeriaRC Relizane
96 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium30,000Uyo NigeriaNigeria national football team, Akwa United
97 Jalingo City Stadium30,000Jalingo NigeriaTaraba FC
98 Kambarage Stadium30,000Shinyanga TanzaniaKahama United
99 Rand Stadium30,000Johannesburg South AfricaSouth Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs
100 Stade Municipal30,000Ouagadougou Burkina FasoSantos Football Club
101 Jamhuri Stadium30,000Dodoma TanzaniaJKT Ruvu Stars
102 Beni Ebeid Stadium30,000Beni Ebeid EgyptBeni Ebeid
103 Al-Ahly WE al-Salam Stadium30,000Cairo EgyptEl-Entag el-Harby
104 30 June Stadium30,000Cairo EgyptEgypt national football team, Pyramids FC
105 Independence Stadium30,000Lusaka ZambiaGreen Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
106 Maji-Maji Stadium30,000Songea Tanzania
107 Hargeisa Stadium30,000Hargeisa Somalia

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References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_stadiums_by_capacity