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
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.