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.
