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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 FC
2 Misr Stadium 93,940 New Administrative Capital  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 Stade Leopold Senghor 80,000 Dakar  Senegal Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
6 Cairo International Stadium 75,000 Cairo  Egypt Egypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
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 Stade Tata Raphaël 60,000 Kinshasa  DR Congo AS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
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 Tigray Stadium 60,000 Mekelle  Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta, Shire Endaselassie, Dedebit FC
20 Bahir Dar Stadium 60,000 Bahir Dar  Ethiopia Ethiopia national football team
21 Hawassa Kenema Stadium 60,000 Hawassa  Ethiopia Hawassa City
22 Garoonka Muqdisho 60,000 Mogadishu  Somalia Somalia national football team, Moqadishu,
23 National Sports Stadium 60,000[1][2] Harare  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe national football team
24 Cape Town Stadium 58,310 Cape Town  South Africa Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team, Cape Town City
25 Stade du 19-mai-1956 56,000 Annaba  Algeria USM Annaba
26 Moses Mabhida Stadium 55,500 Durban  South Africa AmaZulu FC
27 Kasarani Stadium 55,000 Nairobi  Kenya Kenya national football team
28 Hollywoodbets Kings Park 52,000 Durban  South Africa Sharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
29 Loftus Versfeld Stadium 51,762 Pretoria  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns, Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
30 DHL Newlands 51,100 (closed since 2020) Cape Town  South Africa
31 Stade Hocine-Ait Ahmed 50,766 Tizi Ouzou  Algeria Algeria national football team, JS Kabylie
32 Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 Luanda  Angola Angola national football team, Petro Luanda
33 Japoma Stadium 50,000 Douala  Cameroon Union Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres FC
34 Tripoli Stadium 50,000 Tripoli  Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al-Madina
35 Estádio da Cidadela 50,000 Luanda  Angola Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
36 Stade Général Seyni Kountché 50,000 Niamey  Niger Niger national football team, Sahel SC
37 Stade Abdoulaye Wade 50,000 Dakar  Senegal Senegal national football team
38 Stade du 26-mars 50,000 Bamako  Mali Mali national football team, Stade Malien
39 Stade Olympique de Sousse 50,000 Sousse  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
40 Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana 50,000 Bobo-Dioulasso  Burkina Faso Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
41 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium 49,800 Ndola  Zambia Zambia national football team, ZESCO United
42 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 48,459 Port Elizabeth  South Africa Southern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
43 Peter Mokaba Stadium 46,000 Polokwane  South Africa South Africa national football team
44 Free State Stadium 46,000 Bloemfontein  South Africa Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
45 Stade Mohammed V 45,891 Casablanca  Morocco Morocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
46 Adrar Stadium 45,480 Agadir  Morocco Hassania Agadir
47 Marrakesh Stadium 45,240 Marrakech  Morocco KACM
48 Mandela National Stadium 45,202[3] Kampala  Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
49 Amahoro Stadium 45,000 Kigali  Rwanda Amavubi
50 Stade du 24-février-1956 45,000 Sidi Bel Abbes  Algeria USM Bel Abbès
51 Egyptian Army Stadium 45,000 Suez  Egypt Petrojet
52 Fez Stadium 45,000 Fes  Morocco Maghreb de Fès
53 Estádio da Machava 45,000 Maputo  Mozambique Mozambique national football team
54 Al-Hilal Stadium 45,000 Omdurman  Sudan Al-Hilal
55 Mbombela Stadium 43,500[4] Mbombela  South Africa Pumas (Currie Cup)
56 Al-Merrikh Stadium 43,000 Omdurman  Sudan Sudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
57 Estádio do Zimpeto 42,000 Maputo  Mozambique 2011 All-Africa Games
58 Royal Bafokeng Stadium 42,000 Rustenburg  South Africa Platinum Stars
59 Nelson Mandela Stadium 40,784[5] Baraki  Algeria Algeria national football team
60 Baba Yara Stadium 40,528 Kumasi  Ghana Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
61 Stade Miloud-Hadefi 40,143 Oran  Algeria Algeria national football team, MC Oran
62 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium 40,122 Yaoundé  Cameroon Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
63 Bingu National Stadium 40,090[6] Lilongwe  Malawi Malawi national football team
64 Ali La Pointe Stadium 40,000 Algiers  Algeria MC Alger
65 Stade Ahmed-Zabana 40,000 Oran  Algeria MC Oran, Algeria national rugby team
66 CCM Kirumba Stadium 40,000 Mwanza  Tanzania Toto African
67 March 28 Stadium 40,000 Benghazi  Libya Libya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al-Tahaddy
68 Accra Sports Stadium 40,000 Accra  Ghana Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
69 Stade d'Angondjé 40,000 Libreville  Gabon Gabon national football team
70 Stade de la Paix 40,000 Bouaké  Côte d'Ivoire ASC Bouaké
71 Orlando Stadium 40,000 Soweto  South Africa Orlando Pirates
72 Barbourfields Stadium 40,000 Bulawayo  Zimbabwe Highlanders FC
73 Reunification Stadium 39,000 Douala  Cameroon Union Douala, Les Astres FC
74 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium 38,000 Port Harcourt  Nigeria Dolphins FC
75 Johannesburg Stadium 37,500 Johannesburg  South Africa Orlando Pirates
76 National Stadium 36,000 Freetown  Sierra Leone Sierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority FC
77 Estadio de Bata 35,700 Bata  Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea national football team
78 Stade Rouibah-Hocine 35,000 Jijel  Algeria JS Djijel
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 Wanderers Stadium 34,000 Johannesburg  South Africa Highveld Lions cricket team, Transvaal cricket team, South Africa national cricket team
86 Athlone Stadium 34,000 Cape Town  South Africa Chippa United, Santos Cape Town
87 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat 33,037 Brazzaville  Congo CARA Brazzaville, Etoile du Congo
88 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny 33,000 Abidjan  Côte d'Ivoire ASEC Mimosas (some games)
89 Estadio Gran Canaria 32,392 Las Palmas  Spain UD Las Palmas
90 Olympia Stadium 32,000 Rustenburg  South Africa South Africa national football team, South Africa national rugby team
91 Stade du 20-août-1955 30,000 Skikda  Algeria JSM Skikda
92 Stade Ahmed-Kaïd 30,000 Tiaret  Algeria JSM Tiaret
93 Stade Tahar Zoughari 30,000 Relizane  Algeria RC Relizane
94 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium 30,000 Uyo  Nigeria Nigeria national football team, Akwa United
95 Stade du 4-août 30,000 Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso Burkina Faso national football team, Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
96 Jalingo City Stadium 30,000 Jalingo  Nigeria Taraba FC
97 Kambarage Stadium 30,000 Shinyanga  Tanzania Kahama United
98 Rand Stadium 30,000 Johannesburg  South Africa South Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
99 Stade Municipal 30,000 Ouagadougou  Burkina Faso Santos Football Club
100 Jamhuri Stadium 30,000 Dodoma  Tanzania JKT Ruvu Stars
101 Beni Ebeid Stadium 30,000 Beni Ebeid  Egypt Beni Ebeid
102 Al-Ahly WE al-Salam Stadium 30,000 Cairo  Egypt El-Entag el-Harby
103 30 June Stadium 30,000 Cairo  Egypt Egypt national football team
104 Independence Stadium 30,000 Lusaka  Zambia Green Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
105 Larbi Zaouli Stadium 30,000 Casablanca  Morocco Tihad Sportif Casablanca
106 Maji-Maji Stadium 30,000 Songea  Tanzania
107 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. ^ "Mbombela Stadium - SPRINGBOKS vs WALES tickets information". pumasrugbyunion.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  5. ^ "Baraki : Le stade doté de 40 784 sièges". 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ 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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