List of African stadiums by capacity

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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 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	Home Team/s
1	FNB Stadium	94,736	Johannesburg	South Africa	South Africa national football team
2	Borg El Arab Stadium	86,000	Alexandria	Egypt	Egypt national football team
3	Stade des Martyrs	80,000	Kinshasa	DR Congo	DR Congo national football team
4	Stade 5 Juillet 1962	80,000^[1]	Algiers	Algeria	Algeria national football team, MC Algiers
5	Cairo International Stadium	74,100	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt national football team, Al-Ahly, El Zamalek
6	Stade Mohamed V	67,000	Casablanca	Morocco	Morocco, Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca
7	Stade Moulay Abdellah	65,000	Rabat	Morocco	AS FAR, Morocco
8	June 11 Stadium	65,000	Tripoli	Libya	Libya, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al Madina Tripoli
9	Ellis Park Stadium	62,567	Johannesburg	South Africa	Lions, Golden Lions, Wanderers Cricket Club, South Africa national rugby team (part-time)
10	Abuja Stadium	60,491	Abuja	Nigeria	Nigeria national football team
11	Stade Olympique de Radès	60,000	Radès	Tunisia	Tunisia national football team, Espérance Sportive de Tunis
12	Tanzania National Main Stadium	60,000	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Tanzania national football team
13	Bahir Dar Stadium	60,000	Bahir Dar	Ethiopia	Ethiopian national football team, Bahir-Dar
14	Stade Leopold Senghor	60,000	Dakar	Senegal	Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
15	Moi International Sports Centre	60,000	Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya national football team
16	National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)	60,000	Harare	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe national football team
17	Odi Stadium	60,000	Mabopane	South Africa	Garankuwa United
18	Stade 19 Mai 1956	56,000	Annaba	Algeria	USM Annaba
19	Amakhosi Stadium	55,000	Krugersdorp	South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs F.C.
20	Cape Town Stadium	55,000	Cape Town	South Africa	Ajax Cape Town
21	Moses Mabhida Stadium	54,000	Durban	South Africa	AmaZulu F.C.
22	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo	52,000	Yaoundé	Cameroon	Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé
	Kings Park Stadium	52,000	Durban	South Africa	Sharks, Natal Sharks, South Africa national rugby team (part-time)
23	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762	Pretoria	South Africa	Bulls, Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team (part-time)
24	Newlands Stadium	51,100	Cape Town	South Africa	Stormers, Western Province, South Africa national rugby team (part-time)
25	March 28 Stadium	50,000	Benghazi	Libya	Libya, Al-Ahly, Nasr, Al Tahaddy Benghazi
26	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	Luanda	Angola	Angola national football team, Petro Luanda
27	Stade Abdelkader Khalef	50,000	Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	JS Kabylie
28	New Sétif Stadium	50,000	Sétif	Algeria	ES Sétif
30	Stade 26 mars	50,000	Bamako	Mali	Stade Malien
31	Heroes National Stadium	50,000	Lusaka	Zambia	Zambia national football team
32	Stade Amahoro	50,000	Kigali	Rwanda	Amavubi
33	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium	49,800	Ndola	Zambia	Zambia national football team, ZESCO United F.C.
34	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	Southern Kings, Eastern Province Kings; also hosts South Africa Sevens rugby tournament
35	Peter Mokaba Stadium	46,000	Polokwane	South Africa
36	Mandela National Stadium	45,202^[2]	Kampala	Uganda	Uganda Revenue Authority FC Uganda Police FC Uganda Cranes National Team
37	Suez Canal Stadium	45,000	Suez	Egypt	Petrojet
	Fez Stadium	45,000	Fes	Morocco	Maghreb Fez
	Stade 24 Fevrier 1956	45,000	Sidi Bel Abbes	Algeria	USM Bel-Abbès
	Free State Stadium	45,000	Mangaung/Bloemfontein	South Africa	Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, South Africa national rugby team (part-time)
	Stade El Menzah	45,000	Tunis	Tunisia	Club Africain, Espérance Sportive de Tunis
	Stade d'Agadir	45,000	Agadir	Morocco	Hassania Agadir
	Stade de Marrakech	45,000	Marrakech	Morocco	Kawkab Marrakech
	Stade Ibn Batouta	45,000	Tanger	Morocco	Ittihad de Tanger
45	Mbombela Stadium	44,000	Nelspruit	South Africa	Bidvest Wits FC
46	Estádio da Machava	42,000	Maputo	Mozambique	Mozambique national football team
	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	42,000	Rustenburg	South Africa	Platinum Stars
	Estádio do Zimpeto	42,000	Maputo	Mozambique	2011 All-Africa Games
49	Baba Yara Stadium	40,528	Kumasi	Ghana	Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
50	Lagos National Stadium	40,000	Lagos	Nigeria	some Nigeria matches
	Mubarak International Stadium	40,000	Giza	Egypt	Egypt
	Stade Chahid Hamlaoui	40,000	Constantine	Algeria	CS Constantine
	Stade Ahmed Zabana	40,000	Oran	Algeria	MC Oran
	Olympic Stadium of Oran	40,000	Oran	Algeria	MC Oran, Algeria national football team
	Grand Stade d'Alger	40,000	Baraki	Algeria	Algeria national football team
	Douera Sportpark Stadium	40,000	Douera	Algeria	-
	Kamazu Stadium	40,000	Blantyre	Malawi	Malawi
	March 28 Stadium	40,000	Benghazi	Libya	Al-Ahly Benghazi, Al-Nasr Benghazi, Al Tahaddy Benghazi, some Libya matches
	Accra Sports Stadium	40,000	Accra	Ghana	Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, Great Olympics
	Stade Omar Bongo	40,000	Libreville	Gabon	FC 105 Libreville
	Stade d'Angondjé	40,000	Angondjé	Gabon	Gabon national football team
	Thohoyandou Stadium	40,000	Thohoyandou	South Africa	Black Leopards
	Orlando Stadium	40,000	Johannesburg	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
	Barbourfields Stadium	40,000	Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	Highlanders F.C.
	Civo Stadium	40,000	Lilongwe	Malawi	CIVO United
66	Johannesburg Stadium	37,500	Johannesburg	South Africa	Orlando Pirates
67	Free State Stadium	36,538	Bloemfontein	South Africa	Bloemfontein Celtic, Free State Cheetahs, Central Cheetahs
68	Estadio de Bata	35,700	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea national football team
69	Mogadiscio Stadium	35,000	Mogadishu	Somalia	local Teams
	Arab Contractors Stadium	35,000	Cairo	Egypt	Al-Mokawloon al-Arab
	Stade Mustapha Tchaker	35,000	Blida	Algeria	USM Blida, Algeria national football team
	CCM Kirumba Stadium	35,000	Mwanza	Tanzania	Toto African
	Charles Mopeli Stadium	35,000	Phuthaditjhaba	South Africa	some Free State Stars matches
	Estádio da Cidadela	35,000	Luanda	Angola	Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
	Honneur Stadium	35,000	Oujda	Morocco	Mouloudia Oujda
	Pietersburg Stadium	35,000	Polokwane	South Africa	none; formerly Ria Stars
	Rufaro Stadium	35,000	Harare	Zimbabwe	local teams
	Stade de l'Amitié	35,000	Cotonou	Benin	Benin national football team
	Stade du 4-Août	35,000	Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	Etoile Filante Ouagadougou
	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny	35,000	Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	ASEC Mimosas
	Stade Général Seyni Kountché	35,000	Niamey	Niger	Sahel SC
	Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi	35,000	Lubumbashi	DR Congo	TP Mazembe
	Complexo da Sr. da Graça	35,000	Benguela	Angola	Primeiro de Maio
	Stade de Franceville	35,000	Franceville	Gabon	Gabon national football team
85	Wanderers Stadium	34,000	Johannesburg	South Africa	Highveld Lions cricket team, Transvaal cricket team, some South Africa national cricket team matches
86	EPRU Stadium	33,852	Port Elizabeth	South Africa	no current tenants; used for many local club and age-grade rugby events
87	Addis Abeba Stadium	33,000	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	Saint-George SA
88	Olympia Stadium	32,000	Rustenburg	South Africa	some local teams matches
89	Stade Olympique de Sousse	30,000	Sousse	Tunisia	Étoile Sahel
	Stade Taïeb Mhiri	30,000	Sfax	Tunisia	CS Sfaxien
	National Stadium (Sierra Leone)	30,000	Freetown	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone national football team, East End Lions, Mighty Blackpool, Ports Authority F.C.
	Nyayo National Stadium	30,000	Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya national football team, A.F.C. Leopards, Sofapaka
	Stade de Kégué	30,000	Lomé	Togo	Togo national football team
	Stade Municipal (Bobo Dioulasso)	30,000	Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Association Sportive des Fonctionnaires de Bobo, Racing Club de Bobo
	National Complex (Liberia)	30,000	Monrovia	Liberia	Multi-use
	Stade de la Réunification	30,000	Douala	Cameroon	Union Douala, Les Astres FC
	Stade Ahmed Kaïd	30,000	Tiaret	Algeria	JSM Tiaret
	Stade Tata Raphaël	30,000	Kinshasa	DR Congo	some Kinshasa clubs matches
	Bani Ebid Stadium	30,000	Bani Ebid	Egypt	Bani Ebeid Club
	Independence Stadium (Zambia)	30,000	Lusaka	Zambia	Green Buffaloes, Zambia national football team
	Stade Cheikh Laaghdef	30,000	El Aaiún	Morocco	Jeunesse Massira
	Stade Larbi Zaouli	30,000	Casablanca	Morocco	Tihad Sportif Casablanca
	Abebe Bikila Stadium	30,000	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	Dedebit F.C.
	Akwa Ibom Stadium	30,000	Akwa Ibom	Nigeria	some Nigeria matches