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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.

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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

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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.

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