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.

Current stadiums

Capacity of 25,000 or more

StadiumCapacityCityCountryHome Team/s
FNB Stadium94,736Johannesburg South AfricaSouth Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
Borg El Arab Stadium86,000Alexandria EgyptEgypt national football team
Stade des Martyrs80,000Kinshasa DR CongoDR Congo national football team
Cairo International Stadium74,100Cairo EgyptEgypt national football team, Al Ahly, Zamalek
Stade Mohammed V67,000Casablanca MoroccoMorocco national football team, Raja CA, Wydad AC
Stade 5 Juillet64,000Algiers AlgeriaAlgeria national football team, MC Alger
Ellis Park Stadium62,567Johannesburg South AfricaLions, Golden Lions, South Africa national rugby team
Abuja Stadium60,491Abuja NigeriaNigeria national football team
Stade 7 November60,000Radès TunisiaTunisia national football team
Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire60,000Abidjan Ivory CoastIvory Coast national football team
Stade Municipal de Kintélé60,000Brazzaville CongoCongo national football team
Bahir Dar Stadium60,000Bahir Dar EthiopiaEthiopia national football team
Mkapa Stadium60,000Dar es Salaam TanzaniaTanzania national football team
Stade Leopold Senghor60,000Dakar SenegalSenegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
Moi International Sports Centre60,000Nairobi KenyaKenya national football team
Heroes National Stadium60,000Lusaka ZambiaZambia national football team
National Sports Stadium60,000Harare ZimbabweZimbabwe national football team
Odi Stadium60,000Mabopane South AfricaGarankuwa United
Mmabatho Stadium59,000Mafikeng
Cape Town Stadium58,300Cape Town South AfricaAjax Cape Town
May 19 Stadium56,000Annaba AlgeriaUSM Annaba
Moses Mabhida Stadium56,000Durban South AfricaAmaZulu F.C.
Kings Park Stadium52,000Durban South AfricaSharks, Sharks (Currie Cup), South Africa national rugby team
Stade Moulay Abdellah52,000Rabat MoroccoAS FAR, Morocco national football team
Loftus Versfeld Stadium51,762Pretoria South AfricaBulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
Newlands Stadium51,100Cape Town South AfricaStormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team
June 11 Stadium50,000Tripoli LibyaLibya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al Madina Tripoli
Estádio 11 de Novembro50,000Luanda AngolaAngola national football team, Petro Luanda
Stade 26 mars50,000Bamako MaliMali national football team, Stade Malien
Nongo Stadium50,000Conakry GuineaGuinea national football team
Stade Tata Raphaël50,000Kinshasa DR CongoAS Vita Club, DC Motema Pembe
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium49,800Ndola ZambiaZambia national football team, ZESCO United F.C.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium48,459Port Elizabeth South AfricaSouthern Kings, Eastern Province Elephants, South Africa Sevens
Peter Mokaba Stadium46,000Polokwane South AfricaSouth Africa national football team
Free State Stadium46,000Bloemfontein South AfricaCheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team
Stade Adrar45,480Agadir MoroccoHassania Agadir
Stade de Marrakech45,240Marrakech MoroccoKawkab Marrakech
Mandela National Stadium45,202[1]Kampala UgandaUganda Revenue Authority FC, Uganda Police FC, Uganda national football team
Stade El Menzah45,000Tunis TunisiaEspérance de Tunis, Club Africain
February 24 Stadium45,000Sidi Bel Abbes AlgeriaUSM Bel-Abbès
Egyptian Army Stadium45,000Suez EgyptPetrojet
Stade Ibn Batouta45,000Tanger MoroccoIttihad de Tanger
Fez Stadium45,000Fes MoroccoMaghreb Fez
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny45,000Abidjan Ivory CoastASEC Mimosas
Lagos National Stadium45,000Lagos NigeriaAbandoned in 2004
Al-Merrikh Stadium43,000Omdurman SudanSudan national football team, Al-Merrikh
Estádio da Machava42,000Maputo MozambiqueMozambique national football team
Estádio do Zimpeto42,000Maputo Mozambique2011 All-Africa Games
Royal Bafokeng Stadium42,000Rustenburg South AfricaPlatinum Stars
Mbombela Stadium40,929Nelspruit South AfricaBidvest Wits FC
Baba Yara Stadium40,528Kumasi GhanaAsante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo40,122Yaoundé CameroonCanon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
Bingu National Stadium40,090[2]Lilongwe MalawiMalawi national football team
Ahmed Zabana Stadium40,000Oran AlgeriaMC Oran, Algeria national rugby team
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium40,000Constantine AlgeriaCS Constantine
Kamazu Stadium40,000Blantyre MalawiMalawi national football team
March 28 Stadium40,000Benghazi LibyaLibya national football team, Al-Ahly, Al-Nasr, Al Tahaddy
Accra Sports Stadium40,000Accra GhanaAccra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
Stade d'Angondjé40,000Libreville GabonGabon national football team
Stade du 4-Août40,000Ouagadougou Burkina FasoBurkina Faso national football team, Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
Thohoyandou Stadium40,000Thohoyandou South AfricaBlack Leopards
Orlando Stadium40,000Soweto South AfricaOrlando Pirates
Barbourfields Stadium40,000Bulawayo ZimbabweHighlanders F.C.
Civo Stadium40,000Lilongwe MalawiCIVO United
Estádio da Cidadela40,000Luanda AngolaPetro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Stade El Menzah39,858
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium38,000Port Harcourt NigeriaDolphins FC
Johannesburg Stadium37,500Johannesburg South AfricaOrlando Pirates
National Stadium (Sierra Leone)36,000Freetown Sierra LeoneSierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority F.C.
Estadio de Bata35,700Bata Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea national football team
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium35,000Blida AlgeriaUSM Blida, Algeria national football team
Rouibah Hocine Stadium35,000Jijel AlgeriaJS Djijel
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium35,000Cairo EgyptAl Mokawloon Al Arab
Stade Bouaké35,000Bouaké Ivory CoastASC Bouaké
Al-Hilal Stadium35,000Omdurman SudanAl-Hilal
Mogadishu Stadium65,000Mogadishu SomaliaSomalia national football team,
CCM Kirumba Stadium35,000Mwanza TanzaniaToto African
Charles Mopeli Stadium35,000Phuthaditjhaba South AfricaFree State Stars
Honneur Stadium35,000Oujda MoroccoMouloudia Oujda
Pietersburg Stadium35,000Polokwane South AfricaRia Stars
Muhammadu Dikko Stadium35,000Katsina NigeriaKatsina United
Rufaro Stadium35,000Harare ZimbabweDynamos FC
Stade de l'Amitié35,000Cotonou BeninBenin national football team
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny35,000Abidjan Ivory CoastASEC Mimosas
Stade Général Seyni Kountché35,000Niamey NigerSahel SC
National Complex (Liberia)35,000Monrovia LiberiaLiberia national football team
Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi35,000Lubumbashi DR CongoTP Mazembe
Complexo da Sr. da Graça35,000Benguela AngolaPrimeiro de Maio
Wanderers Stadium34,000Johannesburg South AfricaHighveld Lions cricket team, Transvaal cricket team, South Africa national cricket team
Athlone Stadium34,000Cape Town South AfricaChippa United, Santos Cape Town
EPRU Stadium33,852Port Elizabeth South AfricaBay United FC
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat33,037Brazzaville CongoCARA Brazzaville, Etoile du Congo
Addis Abeba Stadium33,000Addis Ababa EthiopiaSaint-George SA
Olympia Stadium32,000Rustenburg South AfricaSouth Africa national football team, South Africa national rugby team
August 20, 1955 Stadium30,000Skikda AlgeriaJSM Skikda
Ahmed Kaïd Stadium30,000Tiaret AlgeriaJSM Tiaret
Stade Tahar Zoughari30,000Relizane AlgeriaRC Relizane
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium30,000Uyo NigeriaNigeria national football team, Akwa United
Jalingo City Stadium30,000Jalingo NigeriaTaraba FC
Stade Amahoro30,000Kigali RwandaAmavubi
Nyayo National Stadium30,000Nairobi KenyaKenya national football team, A.F.C. Leopards, Sofapaka
Stade de Kégué30,000Lomé TogoTogo national football team
Independence Stadium (Bakau)30,000Bakau GambiaGambia national football team
Rand Stadium30,000Johannesburg South AfricaSouth Africa national football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC
Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)30,000Ouagadougou Burkina FasoSantos Football Club
Stade Municipal (Bobo Dioulasso)30,000Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina FasoAssociation Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
Stade de la Réunification30,000Douala CameroonUnion Douala, Les Astres FC
Beni Ebeid Stadium30,000Beni Ebeid EgyptBeni Ebeid
Al Salam Stadium30,000Cairo EgyptEl Entag El Harby
30 June Stadium30,000Cairo EgyptEgypt national football team
Independence Stadium (Zambia)30,000Lusaka ZambiaGreen Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
Stade Cheikh Laaghdef30,000El Aaiún MoroccoJeunesse Massira
Nakivubo Stadium30,000Kampala UgandaSimba FC, KCCA FC
Stade Larbi Zaouli30,000Casablanca MoroccoTihad Sportif Casablanca
Abebe Bikila Stadium30,000Addis Ababa EthiopiaDedebit F.C.
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium28,900Pretoria South AfricaSupersport United, Mamelodi Sundowns
Cairo Military Academy Stadium28,500Cairo EgyptWadi Degla
Stade Olympique de Sousse28,000Sousse TunisiaÉtoile du Sahel
Francistown Stadium27,000Francistown BotswanaBotswana national football team, TAFIC
Suez Stadium27,000Suez EgyptMontakhab Suez, Petrojet
Botswana National Stadium25,000Gaborone BotswanaTownship Rollers, Gaborone United
Stade de Franceville25,000Franceville GabonGabon national football team
Stade Messaoud Zougar25,000El Eulma AlgeriaMC El Eulma
Stade 8 Mai 194525,000Sétif AlgeriaES Sétif
Stade Abdelhamid Bouteldja25,000Skikda AlgeriaJSM Skikda
Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium25,000El Mahalla El Kubra EgyptGhazl El Mahalla
Stade du 28 Septembre25,000Conakry GuineaGuinea national football team
U. J. Esuene Stadium25,000Calabar NigeriaCalabar Rovers
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium25,000Ibadan NigeriaNigeria national football team
Civo Stadium25,000Lilongwe MalawiCivo United
Stade Modibo Kéïta25,000Bamako MaliAS Real Bamako
Stade Charles de Gaulle25,000Porto-Novo BeninAS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé
Independence Stadium (Namibia)25,000Windhoek NamibiaNamibia national football team
PAM Brink Stadium25,000Gauteng South AfricaOrlando Pirates
Kingsmead Cricket Ground25,000Durban South AfricaDolphins (cricket team)
Newlands Cricket Ground25,000Cape Town South AfricaCape Cobras
HM Pitje Stadium25,000Tshwane South AfricaSouth Africa national football team
Awassa Kenema Stadium25,000Awassa EthiopiaAwassa City FC
Bo Stadium25,000Bo Sierra LeoneBo Rangers, Nepean Stars

Other Stadiums hosted main competitions

StadiumCapacityCityCountryHome Team/sCompetition
Khartoum Stadium23,000Khartoum SudanAl Khartoum SC1957 Africa Cup of Nations / 1970 Africa Cup of Nations / 2011 African Nations Championship
Haras El Hodoud Stadium22,000Alexandria EgyptHaras El Hodoud2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tamale Stadium21,017Tamale GhanaReal Tamale United2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium20,088Sekondi-Takoradi GhanaSekondi Hasaacas FC2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet20,000Monastir TunisiaUS Monastir2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade 15 Octobre20,000Bizerte TunisiaCA Bizertin2001 Mediterranean Games / 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade d'Oyem20,000Oyem GabonGabon national football team2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade de Port-Gentil20,000Port-Gentil GabonGabon national football team2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Estádio Nacional do Chiazi20,000Cabinda AngolaAngola national football team2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Estádio Nacional da Tundavala20,000Lubango AngolaAngola national football team2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Alexandria Stadium19,676Alexandria EgyptAl Ittihad, Smouha1974 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 Stadium18,525Ismailia EgyptIsmaily2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup / 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Al Masry Club Stadium18,000Port Said EgyptAl Masry2006 Africa Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Stade Taïeb Mhiri18,000Sfax TunisiaCS Sfaxien2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Stade Chedly Zouiten18,000Tunis TunisiaStade Tunisien1965 Africa Cup of Nations / 1994 Africa Cup of Nations / 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
Sani Abacha Stadium16,000Kano NigeriaKano Pillars2000 African Cup of Nations / 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo15,250Malabo Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea national football team2012 Africa Cup of Nations / 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium15,000Cairo EgyptAl Ahly1959 Africa Cup of Nations
Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium8,000Damanhour EgyptAla'ab Damanhour1974 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.

StadiumCapacityCityCountryTenant(s)Opening
Egypt National Stadium91,000New Administrative Capital EgyptEgypt2021
Grand Stade de Casablanca90,000Casablanca MoroccoMorocco, Raja Casablanca, Wydad CasablancaTBD
Saleh Selim Stadium60,000Cairo EgyptAl AhlyTBD
Paul Biya Stadium60,000Yaoundé CameroonCameroon national football team2020
National Stadium60,000Tema GhanaGhana national football team2022
Addis Ababa National Stadium60,000Addis Ababa EthiopiaEthiopia national football team, Saint George FC2019
Stade Abdelkader Khalef50,766Tizi Ouzou AlgeriaJS Kabylie2021
Japoma Stadium50,000Douala CameroonUnion Douala, New Star de Douala, Astres FC2020
Wadi Al Rabi Stadium50,000Tripoli LibyaLibya national football teamTBD
Stade Olympique de Sousse49,000Sousse TunisiaES Sahel2021
Grand Stade Tetouan45,600Tétouan MoroccoMoghreb Tétouan2022
Abdelhamid Kermali Stadium40,784[3]Baraki AlgeriaUSM El Harrach2021
Abdelkader Fréha Stadium40,143Oran AlgeriaMC Oran2021
Stade Omar Bongo40,000Libreville GabonGabon national football team, FC 105 LibrevilleTBD
Douera Sportpark Stadium40,000Douéra AlgeriaAlgeria national football team2021
Sports City Stadium40,000Sfax TunisiaCS SfaxienTBD
New Al Hoceima Stadium40,000Al Hoceima MoroccoChabab Rif Al HoceimaTBD
Complexe sportif de Côte d'Or30,000Highlands MauritiusMauritius national football team2021
Al Kremiah Stadium25,000Tripoli LibyaAl-Ahli TripoliTBD
Murbat Stadium21,442Misrata LibyaAsswehly SCTBD
Stade de Korhogo20,000Korhogo Ivory CoastIvory Coast national football team2021
Stade de San Pédro20,000San Pédro Ivory CoastSéwé FC2021
Stade de Yamoussoukro20,000Yamoussoukro Ivory CoastSociété Omnisports de l'Armée2021
New Sig Stadium20,000Sig AlgeriaCC Sig2021
Victoria Falls Cricket Stadium12,000Victoria Falls ZimbabweMatabeleland Tuskers2022

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