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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.
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
Kasarani Stadium
65,000
Nairobi
Kenya
Kenya national football team
9
Ibn Batouta Stadium
65,000
Tangier
Morocco
Morocco national football team , Ittihad Tanger ,
10
Stade du 5 Juillet
64,200
Algiers
Algeria
Algeria national football team , MC Alger
11
Ellis Park Stadium
62,567
Johannesburg
South Africa
Lions , Golden Lions , South Africa national rugby team
12
Abuja Stadium
60,491
Abuja
Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
13
Stade Hammadi Agrebi
60,000
Radès
Tunisia
Tunisia national football team , Club Africain , Espérance de Tunis
14
Stade Tata Raphaël
60,000
Kinshasa
DR Congo
AS Vita Club , DC Motema Pembe
15
Alassane Ouattara Stadium
60,000
Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
16
Stade Municipal de Kintélé
60,000
Brazzaville
Congo
Congo national football team
17
National Stadium
60,000
Dar es-Salaam
Tanzania
Tanzania national football team
18
Olembe Stadium
60,000
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
19
Heroes National Stadium
60,000
Lusaka
Zambia
Zambia national football team
20
Tigray Stadium
60,000
Mekelle
Ethiopia
Mekelle 70 Enderta , Shire Endaselassie , Dedebit FC
21
Bahir Dar Stadium
60,000
Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
Ethiopia national football team
22
Hawassa Kenema Stadium
60,000
Hawassa
Ethiopia
Hawassa City
23
Garoonka Muqdisho
60,000
Mogadishu
Somalia
Somalia national football team , Moqadishu ,
24
National Sports Stadium
60,000[ 1] [ 2]
Harare
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe national football team
25
Cape Town Stadium
58,310
Cape Town
South Africa
Stormers , Western Province , South Africa national rugby team , Cape Town City
26
Stade du 19-mai-1956
56,000
Annaba
Algeria
USM Annaba
27
Moses Mabhida Stadium
55,500
Durban
South Africa
AmaZulu FC
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
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