- Stadiums are the most important structures in sports.
- A high-standard Stadium of modern days will always have a class design and features including seating arrangements for fans, Parking, and lighting among other fundamentals in sports.
- Size, atmosphere, and history are among the major aspects that sports agents will go for when planning where to host major sporting events.
Football has recently become one of the top athletics disciplines that major African countries have loved attracting massive investment in building up high-standard stadiums to make football games work.
Size, atmosphere, and history are among the major aspects that sports agents will go for when planning where to host major sporting events.
In this article we bring you top most Africa’s stadiums of all-time.
- Soccer City Stadium (FBN Stadium)
Soccer City Stadium, nicknamed as Soccer City and The Calabash is with no doubt the largest stadium in Africa located in Johannesburg South Africa with a crowd capacity of up to 94,736.
A picture representation of Soccer City Stadium (FBN Stadium) in Johannesburg.
It was built in 1989 and up to now it’s said to have been renovated twice since and it’s known in hosting football and rugby games which are also major sports in South Africa.
The stadium was also among the Stadiums that hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup that was hosted in South Africa.
It is a home Stadium of Kaizer Chiefs Fc a local football Club in South Africa.
- Borg Al-Arab Stadium
Borg Al-Arab is Africa’s second largest stadium located in Egypt with a crowd capacity of up to 90,000.
It is also known as El Geish and Alexandria.
Borg Al-Arab is Africa’s second largest stadium located in Egypt with a crowd capacity of up to 90,000.
Unlike other stadiums that were built for different sports, this was specifically built for football.
It has hosted several important matches i.e. the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier that was between Egypt and Congo attracting up to 86,000 spectators.
- Stade Tata Raphael
Stade Tata is located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo controlling a crowd capacity of up to 80,000 having inaugurated in 1952.
Stade Tata is located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo controlling a crowd capacity of up to 80,000 having inaugurated in 1952.
It was purposely for football matches.
- Cairo International Stadium
Cairo international stadium is an Olympic multi-purpose stadium formerly known as Nasser Stadium.
It is ranked 69th largest Stadium in the world.
This Cairo located stadium occupies a crowd capacity of up to 74,000.
It was designed by a German architect Werner March who is said to have designed Berlin Olympic Stadium and it was inaugurated by Egypt’s presidents by then Gamal Addi Nasser.
It is ranked 69th largest Stadium in the world.
At the 2019 African Cup of Nation it hosted up to 16 matches including the semi-final match between Algeria and Nigeria.
- Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Moses Mabhida is the home stadium of AmaZulu football Club and it has hosted major matches including 2010 MTN 8 and 2012 Telkom Knockout.
Moses Mabhida is the home stadium of AmaZulu football Club
The Stadium controls up to 70,000 crowd capacity with a well-equipped passenger terminal, parking and other facilities.
It has hosted major sporting events and even musical festivals including musical concerts for international artists like Casper Nyovest and John Legend.
- Lagos National Stadium
The Stadium is located in Surulevere, Nigeria.
It has a crowd capacity of 55,000 and it has hosted several events i.e. the 1980 and 2000 African Cup of Nations finals.
- Ellis Park Stadium.
Ellis Park is a South African stadium located in Johannesburg with a crowd capacity of 60,000.
The stadium has hosted events like the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 1995 Rugby World Cup and the 2009 Confederation Cup.
It hosted five groups, One quarter final and second round match.
The stadium has seen several countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Spain play on it.
- Abuja National Stadium
The stadium which is located in Abuja has a crowd capacity of up to 60,491.
It was meant to host the 8th All Africa Games which was held in 2003.
It was recently changed to MKO ABIOLA stadium by President Muhammad Buhari in 2019.
- Heroes National Stadium
The Lusaka based Stadium was only meant for football matches with a capacity of 60,000.
It is the youngest on our list having opened in 2014.
Its name is historic having been named to refer to the 1993 Zambia National football men’s team disaster which killed almost all the team members.
- Stade Olympique de Rades in Rades
Stade Olympique de Rades has a capacity of 65,000 inaugurated in July 2001 specifically for the Tunisian Cup between CS Hammam-Lif and Etoile du Sahel.
It’s among the modernist structured stadiums with its seats 13,000 m2 with a central area.
It has hosted events like the Mediterranean games, 2004 African Cup of Nations and the 2012 CAF Champions league.
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