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Most large stadiums in Africa are used for [[association football|football (soccer)]], with some also used for [[sport of athletics|athletics]] and [[rugby union]].
Most large stadiums in Africa are used for [[association football|football (soccer)]], with some also used for [[sport of athletics|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.
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.[https://tinamagazine.com/2018/04/best-stadiums-in-africa.html]
==Current stadiums==
==Current stadiums==
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.
Current stadiums
Capacity of 25,000 or more
Rank
Stadium
Capacity
City
Country
Tenants
Images
1
New Administrative Capital Stadium
93,940
New Administrative Capital
Egypt
Egypt national football team
2
FNB Stadium
93,736
Johannesburg
South Africa
South Africa national football team , Kaizer Chiefs FC
3
Borg el-Arab Stadium
86,000
Alexandria
Egypt
Egypt national football team
4
National Sports Stadium
80,000
Harare
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe national football team
5
Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte
80,000
Kinshasa
DR Congo
DR Congo national football team
6
Kasarani Stadium
80,000
Nairobi
Kenya
Kenya national football team
7
Stade Tata Raphaël
80,000
Kinshasa
DR Congo
AS Vita Club , DC Motema Pembe
8
Stade Leopold Senghor
80,000
Dakar
Senegal
Senegal national football team , ASC Jeanne d'Arc
9
Cairo International Stadium
75,000
Cairo
Egypt
Egypt national football team , Al Ahly , Zamalek
10
Kamuzu Stadium
65,000
Blantyre
Malawi
Malawi national football team
11
Ibn Batouta Stadium
65,000
Tangier
Morocco
Morocco national football team , Ittihad Tanger ,
12
Stade du 5 Juillet
64,200
Algiers
Algeria
Algeria national football team , MC Alger
13
Ellis Park Stadium
62,567
Johannesburg
South Africa
Lions , Golden Lions , South Africa national rugby team
14
Abuja Stadium
60,491
Abuja
Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
15
Stade Hammadi Agrebi
60,000
Radès
Tunisia
Tunisia national football team , Club Africain , Espérance de Tunis
16
Alassane Ouattara Stadium
60,000
Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
17
Stade Municipal de Kintélé
60,000
Brazzaville
Congo
Congo national football team
18
National Stadium
60,000
Dar es-Salaam
Tanzania
Tanzania national football team
19
Stade omnisport Paul Biya
60,000
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
20
Heroes National Stadium
60,000
Lusaka
Zambia
Zambia national football team
21
Odi Stadium
60,000
Mabopane
South Africa
Garankuwa United
22
Tigray Stadium
60,000
Mekelle
Ethiopia
Mekelle 70 Enderta , Shire Endaselassie , Dedebit FC
23
Bahir Dar Stadium
60,000
Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
Ethiopia national football team
24
Hawassa Kenema Stadium
60,000
Hawassa
Ethiopia
Hawassa City
25
Garoonka Muqdisho
60,000
Mogadishu
Somalia
Somalia national football team , Moqadishu ,
26
Rufaro Stadium
60,000
Harare
Zimbabwe
Dynamos FC
27
Mmabatho Stadium
59,000
Mafikeng
South Africa
28
Cape Town Stadium
58,310
Cape Town
South Africa
Stormers , Western Province , South Africa national rugby team , Cape Town City
29
Stade du 19-mai-1956
56,000
Annaba
Algeria
USM Annaba
30
Moses Mabhida Stadium
55,500
Durban
South Africa
AmaZulu FC
31
Hollywoodbets Kings Park
52,000
Durban
South Africa
Sharks , Sharks (Currie Cup) , South Africa national rugby team
32
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
51,762
Pretoria
South Africa
Mamelodi Sundowns , Bulls , Blue Bulls , South Africa national rugby team
33
DHL Newlands
51,100 (closed since 2020)
Cape Town
South Africa
34
Stade Hocine-Ait Ahmed
50,766
Tizi Ouzou
Algeria
Algeria national football team , JS Kabylie
35
Estádio 11 de Novembro
50,000
Luanda
Angola
Angola national football team , Petro Luanda
36
Stade de Japoma
50,000
Douala
Cameroon
Union Douala , New Star de Douala , Astres FC
37
Tripoli Stadium
50,000
Tripoli
Libya
Libya national football team , Al-Ahly , Al-Ittihad , Al-Madina
38
Estádio da Cidadela
50,000
Luanda
Angola
Petro Atletico , Sport Luanda e Benfica , Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
39
Stade Général Seyni Kountché
50,000
Niamey
Niger
Niger national football team , Sahel SC
40
Stade Abdoulaye Wade
50,000
Dakar
Senegal
Senegal national football team
File:Stade Abdoulaye Wade.jpg
41
Stade du 26-mars
50,000
Bamako
Mali
Mali national football team , Stade Malien
42
Stade Olympique de Sousse
50,000
Sousse
Tunisia
Étoile du Sahel
43
Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana
50,000
Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkina Faso
Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo , Racing Club de Bobo
44
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
49,800
Ndola
Zambia
Zambia national football team , ZESCO United
45
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
48,459
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Southern Kings , Eastern Province Elephants , South Africa Sevens
46
Peter Mokaba Stadium
46,000
Polokwane
South Africa
South Africa national football team
47
Free State Stadium
46,000
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Cheetahs , Free State Cheetahs , South Africa national rugby team
48
Stade Mohammed V
45,891
Casablanca
Morocco
Morocco national football team , Raja CA , Wydad AC
49
Stade Adrar
45,480
Agadir
Morocco
Hassania Agadir
50
Grand stade de Marrakech
45,240
Marrakech
Morocco
KACM
51
Mandela National Stadium
45,202[ 1]
Kampala
Uganda
Uganda Revenue Authority FC , Uganda Police FC , Uganda national football team
52
Amahoro Stadium
45,000
Kigali
Rwanda
Amavubi
53
Stade du 24-février-1956
45,000
Sidi Bel Abbes
Algeria
USM Bel Abbès
54
Egyptian Army Stadium
45,000
Suez
Egypt
Petrojet
55
Stade du Complexe sportif de Fès
45,000
Fes
Morocco
Maghreb de Fès
56
Estádio da Machava
45,000
Maputo
Mozambique
Mozambique national football team
57
Al-Hilal Stadium
45,000
Omdurman
Sudan
Al-Hilal
58
Mbombela Stadium
43,500[ 2]
Mbombela
South Africa
Pumas (Currie Cup)
59
Al-Merrikh Stadium
43,000
Omdurman
Sudan
Sudan national football team , Al-Merrikh
60
Estádio do Zimpeto
42,000
Maputo
Mozambique
2011 All-Africa Games
61
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
42,000
Rustenburg
South Africa
Platinum Stars
62
Nelson Mandela Stadium
40,784[ 3]
Baraki
Algeria
Algeria national football team
63
Baba Yara Stadium
40,528
Kumasi
Ghana
Asante Kotoko , King Faisal Babes
64
Stade Miloud-Hadefi
40,143
Oran
Algeria
Algeria national football team , MC Oran
65
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
40,122
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Canon Yaoundé , Tonnerre Yaoundé
66
Bingu National Stadium
40,090[ 4]
Lilongwe
Malawi
Malawi national football team
67
Stade Ali-la-Pointe
40,000
Algiers
Algeria
MC Alger
68
Stade Ahmed-Zabana
40,000
Oran
Algeria
MC Oran , Algeria national rugby team
69
CCM Kirumba Stadium
40,000
Mwanza
Tanzania
Toto African
70
March 28 Stadium
40,000
Benghazi
Libya
Libya national football team , Al-Ahly , Al-Nasr , Al-Tahaddy
71
Accra Sports Stadium
40,000
Accra
Ghana
Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club , Great Olympics
72
Stade d'Angondjé
40,000
Libreville
Gabon
Gabon national football team
73
Stade de la Paix
40,000
Bouaké
Côte d'Ivoire
ASC Bouaké
74
Orlando Stadium
40,000
Soweto
South Africa
Orlando Pirates
75
Barbourfields Stadium
40,000
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Highlanders FC
76
Stade de la Réunification
39,000
Douala
Cameroon
Union Douala , Les Astres FC
77
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium
38,000
Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Dolphins FC
78
Johannesburg Stadium
37,500
Johannesburg
South Africa
Orlando Pirates
79
National Stadium
36,000
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone national football team , East End Lions , Mighty Blackpool , Ports Authority FC
80
Estadio de Bata
35,700
Bata
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea national football team
81
Stade Rouibah-Hocine
35,000
Jijel
Algeria
JS Djijel
82
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium
35,000
Cairo
Egypt
Al-Mokawloon al-Arab
83
Charles Mopeli Stadium
35,000
Phuthaditjhaba
South Africa
Free State Stars
84
Stade Modibo Kéïta
35,000
Bamako
Mali
AS Real Bamako
85
Muhammadu Dikko Stadium
35,000
Katsina
Nigeria
Katsina United
86
Estádio Nacional de Ombaka
35,000
Benguela
Angola
Primeiro de Maio
87
Addis Ababa Stadium
35,000
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
St. George , Ethiopian Coffee , Ethiopia national football team
88
Wanderers Stadium
34,000
Johannesburg
South Africa
Highveld Lions cricket team , Transvaal cricket team , South Africa national cricket team
89
Athlone Stadium
34,000
Cape Town
South Africa
Chippa United , Santos Cape Town
90
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
33,037
Brazzaville
Congo
CARA Brazzaville , Etoile du Congo
91
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
33,000
Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire
ASEC Mimosas (some games)
92
Estadio Gran Canaria
32,392
Las Palmas
Spain
UD Las Palmas
93
Olympia Stadium
32,000
Rustenburg
South Africa
South Africa national football team , South Africa national rugby team
94
Stade du 20-août-1955
30,000
Skikda
Algeria
JSM Skikda
95
Stade Ahmed-Kaïd
30,000
Tiaret
Algeria
JSM Tiaret
96
Stade Tahar Zoughari
30,000
Relizane
Algeria
RC Relizane
97
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
30,000
Uyo
Nigeria
Nigeria national football team , Akwa United
98
Stade du 4-août
30,000
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso national football team , Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
99
Jalingo City Stadium
30,000
Jalingo
Nigeria
Taraba FC
100
Kambarage Stadium
30,000
Shinyanga
Tanzania
Kahama United
101
Rand Stadium
30,000
Johannesburg
South Africa
South Africa national football team , Kaizer Chiefs FC
102
Stade Municipal
30,000
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Santos Football Club
103
Jamhuri Stadium
30,000
Dodoma
Tanzania
JKT Ruvu Stars
104
Gombani Stadium
30,000
Chake-Chake
Tanzania
105
Beni Ebeid Stadium
30,000
Beni Ebeid
Egypt
Beni Ebeid
106
Al-Ahly WE al-Salam Stadium
30,000
Cairo
Egypt
El-Entag el-Harby
107
30 June Stadium
30,000
Cairo
Egypt
Egypt national football team
108
Independence Stadium
30,000
Lusaka
Zambia
Green Buffaloes , Zambia national football team
109
Stade Larbi Zaouli
30,000
Casablanca
Morocco
Tihad Sportif Casablanca
110
Maji-Maji Stadium
30,000
Songea
Tanzania
111
Hargeisa Stadium
30,000
Hargeisa
Somalia
112
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
28,900
Pretoria
South Africa
Supersport United , Mamelodi Sundowns
113
Cairo Military Academy Stadium
28,500
Cairo
Egypt
Wadi Degla
114
Stade Municipal
28,000
Kenitra
Morocco
KAC Kénitra
115
Francistown Stadium
27,000
Francistown
Botswana
Botswana national football team , TAFIC
116
Suez Stadium
27,000
Suez
Egypt
Montakhab Suez , Petrojet
117
Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali al-Amoudi Stadium
25,155
Woldia
Ethiopia
Woldia SC
118
Botswana National Stadium
25,000
Gaborone
Botswana
Township Rollers , Gaborone United
119
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
25,000
Blida
Algeria
Algeria national football team , USM Blida
120
Stade Messaoud Zougar
25,000
El-Euma
Algeria
MC El-Euma
121
Stade du 8-mai-1945
25,000
Sétif
Algeria
ES Sétif
122
Stade du 28-septembre
25,000
Conakry
Guinea
Guinea national football team
123
Obafemi Awolowo Stadium
25,000
Ibadan
Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
124
Civo Stadium
25,000
Lilongwe
Malawi
Civo United
125
Independence Stadium
25,000
Windhoek
Namibia
Namibia national football team
126
Kingsmead Cricket Ground
25,000
Durban
South Africa
Dolphins (cricket team)
127
Newlands Cricket Ground
25,000
Cape Town
South Africa
Cape Cobras
128
HM Pitje Stadium
25,000
Tshwane
South Africa
South Africa national football team
129
PAM Brink Stadium
25,000
Gauteng
South Africa
130
Stade de Kégué
25,000
Lomé
Togo
Togo national football team
131
Abebe Bikila Stadium
25,000
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
See also
Lists of stadiums by continent
Lists of stadiums worldwide
Lists of stadiums by African country
Other
References
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Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories