Categories: Sports

The 10 biggest football stadiums in Africa

Africa is a land of football. It has stadiums that can host high-level matches.

Despite the lack of resources deployed in the king sport, some nations of the continent have all the same managed to set up impressive infrastructures which have nothing to envy to those erected on other continents.

Here are the top 10 biggest stadiums in Africa:

1) FNB Stadium (South Africa)

Capacity: 94,700

City: Johannesburg

Resident team: South African football team, Kaizer Chiefs FC

2) Borg El Arab Stadium (Egypt)

Capacity: 86,000

City: Alexandria

Resident team: Egypt football team

2) 5 July 1962 stadium

Capacity: 85,000

City: Alger

Resident teams: Algerian football team.

4) Stade des Martyrs (DR Congo)

Capacity: 80,000

City: Kinshasa

Resident team: national team of DR Congo

5) Cairo International Stadium (Egypt)

Capacity: 74,100

City: Cairo

Resident team: Egypt football team, Al-Ahly, Zamalek

6) Radès Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 65,000 places

City: Rades

Resident team: Espérance sportif de Tunis

7) Ellis Park Stadium (South Africa)

Capacity: 62,567

City: Johannesburg

Resident team: Lions, Golden Lions, South African rugby union team

8) Abuja Stadium (Nigeria)

Capacity: 60,491

City: Abuja

Resident team: Nigeria football team

9) Olympic stadium cleared

Capacity: 60,012

Abidjan city

10) June 11 stadium

Capacity: 60,000

City: Tripoli

Resident team: Libyan selection.

Team Akwaba

Recent Posts

Shaka Zulu, leader of the Zulu kingdom

Shaka Zulu born in 1787 and died in 1828, is a Zulu king. He is…

1 an ago

Lake Turkana national parks

The national parks of Lake TurKana, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997…

1 an ago

Alexander Miles secures the elevator

Alexander Miles is an African American inventor born May 18, 1838. He invented the electric…

1 an ago

Fried banana is called like that in Africa…

Plantains are a staple food in Africa. In the majority of households in Africa, bananas…

1 an ago

African countries with AFCON wins

The African Cup of Nations is the most important continental football competition in Africa. This…

1 an ago

Top 10 universities in Africa

If you decide to study in Africa, you will not be disappointed. Africa has world…

1 an ago