List of Biggest Stadiums in Africa by Capacity

List of Biggest Stadiums in Africa by Capacity. A stadium (plural stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.

Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word “stadium” originated.

Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts.

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.

Here is a List of Biggest Stadiums in Africa by Capacity

FNB Stadium – 94,736  South Africa

Borg El Arab Stadium – 86,000  Egypt

Stade des Martyrs – 80,000  DR Congo

Cairo International Stadium – 74,100  Egypt

Stade Mohammed V – 67,000  Morocco

Mogadishu Stadium – 65,000  Somalia

Stade 5 Juillet – 64,000 –  Algeria

Ellis Park Stadium – 62,567  South Africa

Abuja Stadium – 60,491  Nigeria

Stade 7 November – 60,000  Tunisia

Stade National de la Côte d’Ivoire – 60,000  Ivory Coast

Stade Municipal de Kintélé – 60,000  Congo

Bahir Dar Stadium – 60,000  Ethiopia

Mkapa Stadium – 60,000  Tanzania

Stade Leopold Senghor – 60,000  Senegal

Paul Biya Stadium – 60,000  Cameroon

Moi International Sports Centre – 60,000  Kenya

Heroes National Stadium – 60,000   Zimbabwe

Mmabatho Stadium – 59,000  South Africa

Odi Stadium – 60,000  South Africa

Cape Town Stadium – 58,300  South Africa

May 19 Stadium – 56,000  Algeria

Moses Mabhida Stadium – 56,000  South Africa

Kings Park Stadium – 52,000  South Africa

Stade Moulay Abdellah – 52,000  Morocco

Loftus Versfeld Stadium – 51,762  South Africa

Newlands Stadium – 51,100  South Africa

Eng Yarisow Stadium – 50,000  Somalia

June 11 Stadium – 50,000  Libya

Estádio 11 de Novembro – 50,000  Angola

Japoma Stadium – 50,000  Cameroon

Diamniadio Olympic Stadium – 50,000  Senegal

Stade 26 mars – 50,000  Mali

Nongo Stadium – 50,000  Guinea

Stade Tata Raphaël – 50,000  DR Congo

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium – 49,800  Zambia

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium – 48,459  South Africa

Peter Mokaba Stadium – 46,000  South Africa

Free State Stadium – 46,000  South Africa

Stade Adrar – 45,480  Morocco

Stade de Marrakech – 45,240  Morocco

Mandela National Stadium – 45,202  Uganda

February 24 Stadium – 45,000  Algeria

Stade El Menzah – 45,000  Tunisia

Egyptian Army Stadium – 45,000  Egypt

Stade Ibn Batouta – 45,000  Morocco

Fez Stadium – 45,000  Morocco

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny – 45,000  Ivory Coast

Lagos National Stadium – 45,000  Nigeria

Al-Merrikh Stadium – 43,000  Sudan

Estádio da Machava – 42,000  Mozambique

Estádio do Zimpeto – 42,000  Mozambique

Royal Bafokeng Stadium – 42,000  South Africa

Mbombela Stadium – 40,929  South Africa

Baba Yara Stadium – 40,528  Ghana

Olympic Stadium (Oran) – 40,143  Algeria

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo – 40,122  Cameroon

Bingu National Stadium – 40,090  Malawi

Ahmed Zabana Stadium – 40,000  Algeria

Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium – 40,000  Algeria

Kamazu Stadium – 40,000  Malawi

March 28 Stadium – 40,000  Libya

Accra Sports Stadium – 40,000  Ghana

Stade d’Angondjé – 40,000  Gabon

Stade du 4-Août – 40,000  Burkina Faso

Thohoyandou Stadium – 40,000  South Africa

Orlando Stadium – 40,000  South Africa

Barbourfields Stadium – 40,000  Zimbabwe

Civo Stadium – 40,000  Malawi

Estádio da Cidadela – 40,000  Angola

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium – 38,000  Nigeria

Johannesburg Stadium – 37,500  South Africa

National Stadium (Sierra Leone) – 36,000-  Sierra Leone

Estadio de Bata – 35,700  Equatorial Guinea

Mustapha Tchaker Stadium – 35,000  Algeria

Rouibah Hocine Stadium – 35,000  Algeria

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium – 35,000  Egypt

Stade Bouaké – 35,000  Ivory Coast

Al-Hilal Stadium – 35,000  Sudan

CCM Kirumba Stadium – 35,000  Tanzania

Charles Mopeli Stadium – 35,000  South Africa

Honneur Stadium – 35,000  Morocco

Pietersburg Stadium – 35,000  South Africa

Muhammadu Dikko Stadium – 35,000  Nigeria

Rufaro Stadium – 35,000  Zimbabwe

Stade de l’Amitié – 35,000  Benin

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny – 35,000  Ivory Coast

Stade Général Seyni Kountché – 35,000  Niger

National Complex (Liberia) – 35,000  Liberia

Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi – 35,000  DR Congo

Complexo da Sr. da Graça – 35,000  Angola

Wanderers Stadium – 34,000  South Africa

Athlone Stadium – 34,000  South Africa

EPRU Stadium – 33,852  South Africa

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat – 33,037  Congo

Addis Abeba Stadium – 33,000  Ethiopia

Olympia Stadium – 32,000  South Africa

August 20, 1955 Stadium – 30,000  Algeria

Ahmed Kaïd Stadium – 30,000  Algeria

Stade Tahar Zoughari – 30,000  Algeria

Godswill Akpabio International Stadium – 30,000  Nigeria

Jalingo City Stadium – 30,000  Nigeria

Stade Amahoro – 30,000  Rwanda

Nyayo National Stadium – 30,000  Kenya

Stade de Kégué – 30,000  Togo

Independence Stadium (Bakau) – 30,000  Gambia

Rand Stadium – 30,000  South Africa

Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou) – 30,000  Burkina Faso

Stade Municipal (Bobo Dioulasso) – 30,000  Burkina Faso

Stade de la Réunification -30,000  Cameroon

Beni Ebeid Stadium – 30,000  Egypt

Al Salam Stadium – 30,000  Egypt

30 June Stadium – 30,000  Egypt

Independence Stadium (Zambia) – 30,000  Zambia

Stade Cheikh Laaghdef – 30,000  Morocco

Nakivubo Stadium – 30,000  Uganda

Stade Larbi Zaouli – 30,000  Morocco

Abebe Bikila Stadium – 30,000  Ethiopia

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium – 28,900  South Africa

Cairo Military Academy Stadium – 28,500  Egypt

Stade Olympique de Sousse – 28,000  Tunisia

Francistown Stadium – 27,000  Botswana

Suez Stadium – 27,000  Egypt

Botswana National Stadium – 25,000  Botswana

Stade de Franceville – 25,000  Gabon

Stade Messaoud Zougar – 25,000  Algeria

Stade 8 Mai 1945 – 25,000  Algeria

Stade Abdelhamid Bouteldja 25,000  Algeria

Ghazl El Mahalla Stadium – 25,000  Egypt

Stade du 28 Septembre – 25,000  Guinea

U. J. Esuene Stadium – 25,000  Nigeria

Obafemi Awolowo Stadium – 25,000  Nigeria

Civo Stadium – 25,000  Malawi

Stade Modibo Kéïta – 25,000  Mali

Stade Charles de Gaulle – 25,000  Benin

Independence Stadium (Namibia) – 25,000  Namibia

PAM Brink Stadium – 25,000  South Africa

Kingsmead Cricket Ground – 25,000  South Africa

Newlands Cricket Ground – 25,000  South Africa

HM Pitje Stadium – 25,000  South Africa

Awassa Kenema Stadium – 25,000-  Ethiopia

Bo Stadium – 25,000  Sierra Leone

Khartoum Stadium – 23,000  Sudan

Haras El Hodoud Stadium – 22,000  Egypt

Tamale Stadium – 21,017  Ghana

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium – 20,088  Ghana

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet – 20,000  Tunisia

Stade 15 Octobre – 20,000  Tunisia

Stade d’Oyem – 20,000  Gabon

Stade de Port-Gentil – 20,000  Gabon

Estádio Nacional do Chiazi – 20,000  Angola

Estádio Nacional da Tundavala – 20,000  Angola

Alexandria Stadium – 19,676  Egypt

Ismailia Stadium – 18,525  Egypt

Al Masry Club Stadium – 18,000  Egypt

Stade Taïeb Mhiri –  18,000  Tunisia

Stade Chedly Zouiten – 18,000  Tunisia

Sani Abacha Stadium – 16,000  Nigeria

Nuevo Estadio de Malabo – 15,250  Equatorial Guinea

Mokhtar El Tetsh Stadium – 15,000  Egypt

Ala’ab Damanhour Stadium – 8,000  Egypt