List of African stadiums by capacity

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The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Africa. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate. Most large stadiums in Africa are used for Soccer, with some also used for Athletics and Rugby League. Currently all African stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. The FNB Stadium in Johannesburg will become the largest stadium in Africa when its capacity is increased to 95,000 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This will be 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
T1	Borg El Arab Stadium	80,000	Alexandria	Egypt	Egypt
T1	June 11 Stadium	80,000	Tripoli	Libya	Libya, Al-Ahly, Al-Ittihad, Al Madina Tripoli
T1	Stade des Martyrs	80,000	Kinshasa	DR Congo	Congo DR national football team
4	FNB Stadium	78,000	Johannesburg	South Africa	South Africa national football team
5	Cairo International Stadium	74,100	Cairo	Egypt	Egypt, Al-Ahly, El Zamalek
6	Stade Mohamed V	67,000	Casablanca	Morocco	Morocco, Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca
7	Stade 5 Juillet 1962	66,000	Algiers	Algeria	MC Algiers
T8	Ellis Park Stadium	65,000	Johannesburg	South Africa	Lions (rugby), Golden Lions, South Africa national rugby team and Orlando Pirates
T8	Stade 7 November	65,000	Radès	Tunisia	Tunisia national football team
T9	Stade de Marrakech	61,000	Marrakech	Morocco	Kawkab_Marrakech
T10	Abuja Stadium	60,000	Abuja	Nigeria	Nigeria national football team
T10	Arab Contractors Stadium	60,000	Cairo	Egypt	Arab Contractors
T10	Stade Moulay Abdellah	60,000	Rabat	Morocco	Morocco, FAR Rabat
T10	Stade de Tanger	60,000	Tanger	Morocco	Tanger
T10	Lake Tanganyika Stadium	60,000	Kigoma	Tanzania	Tanzania
T10	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium	60,000	Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Tanzania national football team
T10	Stade Leopold Senghor	60,000	Dakar	Senegal	Senegal national football team, ASC Jeanne d'Arc
T10	Moi International Sports Centre	60,000	Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya national football team
T10	National Sports Stadium	60,000	Harare	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe national football team
T10	Odi Stadium	60,000	Mabopane	South Africa	Garankuwa United
T18	National Stadium	55,000	Lagos	Nigeria	some Nigeria matches
T18	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny	55,000	Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	ASEC Mimosas, Africa Sports
19	Kings Park Stadium	52,000	Durban	South Africa	Sharks (rugby), Natal Sharks, South Africa national rugby team
20	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	51,762	Pretoria	South Africa	Bulls (rugby), Blue Bulls, South Africa national rugby team
21	Kumasi Sports Stadium	51,500	Kumasi	Ghana	Asante Kotoko, King Faisal Babes
22	Newlands Stadium	51,100	Cape Town	South Africa	Stormers, South Africa national rugby team and Western Province (rugby)
T23	Charles Mopeli Stadium	50,000	Phuthaditjhaba	South Africa	some Free State Stars matches
T23	Stade 26 mars	50,000	Bamako	Mali	Stade Malien
T23	Stade de la Revolution	50,000	Brazzaville	Congo	Congo national football team
T26	Estádio da Machava	45,000	Maputo	Mozambique	Mozambique
T26	Fez Stadium	45,000	Fes	Morocco	Maghreb Fez
T26	Stade Chahid Hamlaoui	45,000	Constantine	Algeria	CS Constantine
T26	Stade El Menzah	45,000	Tunis	Tunisia	Club Africain, Espérance
T26	Suez Canal Stadium	45,000	Suez	Egypt	Qunah
30	Mandela National Stadium	40,202	Kampala	Uganda	Express FC
T31	Stade d'Agadir	40,000	Agadir	Morocco	Hassania_Agadir
T31	Kamazu Stadium	40,000	Blantyre	Malawi	Malawi
T31	March 28 Stadium	40,000	Benghazi	Libya	Al-Ahly Benghazi, Al-Nasr Benghazi, Al Tahaddy Benghazi, some Libya matches
T31	Stade 19 Mai 1956	40,000	Annaba	Algeria	USM Annaba
T31	Stade Omar Bongo	40,000	Libreville	Gabon	FC 105 Libreville

[edit] See also

• List of Asian stadiums by capacity
• List of European stadiums by capacity
• List of North American stadiums by capacity
• List of Oceanian stadiums by capacity
• List of South American stadiums by capacity
• List of stadiums by capacity
• List of football (soccer) stadiums by capacity
• List of sporting venues with a highest attendence of 100,000 or more

[edit] References

• fussballtempel.net

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