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 |
| 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 Mohammed V | 67,000 | Casablanca |  Morocco |
Morocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC |
| Mogadishu Stadium | 65,000 | Mogadishu |  Somalia |
Somalia national football team, Moqadishu, |
| Stade 5 Juillet | 64,000 | Algiers |  Algeria |
Algeria national football team, MC 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 National de la Côte d’Ivoire | 60,000 | Abidjan |  Ivory Coast |
Ivory Coast 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 |
| Mkapa 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 |
| Mmabatho Stadium | 59,000 | Mafikeng | South Africa |
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| Cape Town Stadium | 58,300 | Cape Town | South Africa |
Ajax Cape Town |
| May 19 Stadium | 56,000 | Annaba | Algeria |
USM Annaba |
| Moses Mabhida Stadium | 56,000 | Durban | South Africa |
AmaZulu F.C. |
| 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 |
| 50,000 | Mogadishu | Somalia |
Somalia national football team, Moqadishu Fc| Elman|Jeenyo, | |
| 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 |
| Japoma Stadium | 50,000 | Douala |  Cameroon |
Union Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres FC |
| 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[1] | Kampala |  Uganda |
Uganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team |
| February 24 Stadium | 45,000 | Sidi Bel Abbes | Algeria |
USM Bel-Abbès |
| Stade El Menzah | 45,000 | Tunis | Tunisia |
Espérance de Tunis, Club Africain |
| 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[2] | 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 |
| Mogadishu Stadium | 65,000 | Mogadishu | Somalia |
Somalia national football team, |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 25,000 | Skikda | Algeria |
JSM Skikda | |
| 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[]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt National Stadium | 91,000 | New Administrative Capital | Egypt |
Egypt | 2021 |
| Grand Stade de Casablanca | 90,000 | Casablanca | Morocco |
Morocco, Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca | TBD |
| Saleh Selim Stadium | 60,000 | Cairo | Egypt |
Al Ahly | TBD |
| Paul Biya Stadium | 60,000 | Yaoundé | Cameroon |
Cameroon national football team | 2021 |
| 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 | TBD |
| Stade Abdelkader Khalef | 50,766 | Tizi Ouzou | Algeria |
JS Kabylie | 2021 |
| Diamniadio Olympic Stadium | 50,000 | Dakar | Senegal |
Senegal national football team | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Abdelhamid Kermali Stadium | 40,784[3] | Baraki | Algeria |
USM El Harrach | 2021 |
| Abdelkader Fréha Stadium | 40,143 | Oran | Algeria |
MC Oran | 2021 |
| Stade Omar Bongo | 40,000 | Libreville | Gabon |
Gabon national football team, FC 105 Libreville | TBD |
| Douera Sportpark Stadium | 40,000 | Douéra | Algeria |
Algeria national football team | 2021 |
| Sports City Stadium | 40,000 | Sfax | Tunisia |
CS Sfaxien | TBD |
| New Al Hoceima Stadium | 40,000 | Al Hoceima | Morocco |
Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | TBD |
| Complexe sportif de Côte d'Or | 30,000 |  Mauritius |
Mauritius national football team | 2021 | |
| 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 | 2021 |
| 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 Southeast Asia 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
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