While some African countries don’t have a CAF approved stadium to host International matches, Countries like South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria Cameroon and Morocco have the privileges of hosting international matches in more than 5 stadiums.
South Africa lead the way of most stadiums approved by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to host International matches.
South Africa had 13 approved Stadiums last year before CAF reduced it to 12 by banning the Lucas Moripe Stadium from hosting International matches earlier this year.
Others on the list are Egypt and Nigeria with 7, Cameroon and Morocco with 6 while Equatorial Guinea follow with the four stadiums that hosted the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
With most stadiums on the list approved last year for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) will revisit the facilities of her members Country ahead of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers to approve more and also ban the ones that didn’t meet the required minimum standards.
Senegal with no approved Stadium has already forwarded the new Diamniadio Olympic stadium for approval ahead of their playoffs clash with the pharaohs of Egypt.
Below is the list of approved Stadiums.
South Africa (12)
1. Soccer City Stadium, FNB ( Johannesburg)
2. Mbombela Stadium ( Nelspruit)
3. Free State Stadium (Bloemfontein).
4. Royal Bafokeng Stadium (Rustenburg)
5. Loftus Versfield Stadium ( Pretoria)
6. Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban)
7. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium ( Port Elizabeth)
8. Peter Mokoba Stadium ( Polokwane)
9. Orlando Stadium (Johannesburg)
10. Moruleng Stadium ( Moruleng)
11. Dobsonville Stadium ( Pretoria)
12. Cape Town City Stadium ( Cape Town)
Egypt (7)
1. Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)
2. 30th June Stadium ( Cairo)
3. Alexandria Stadium ( Alexandria)
4. Suez Stadium ( Suez)
5. Ismaily Sports Stadium ( Ismalia)
6. Al Salam Stadium ( Cairo)
7. The Egyptian Army Stadium (Alexandria)
Nigeria ( 7 )
1. Moshood Abiola National Stadium ( Abuja)
2. Akwa Ibom State Stadium ( Uyo)
3. Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium ( Benin)
4. Stephen Keshi Stadium ( Asaba)
5. Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium (Enugu)
6. Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium ( Port Harcourt)
7. Mobolaji Johnson Arena (Lagos)
Cameroon ( 6 )
1. Olembe Stadium ( Yaounde)
2. Japoma Stadium ( Douala)
3. Limbe Stadium ( Limbe
4. Kouekong Stadium (Bafoussam)
5. Roumde Adjia Stadium (Garoua)
6. Ahmadou Ahidjo ( Yaounde)
Morocco ( 6 )
1. Mohammed V Stadium ( Casablanca)
2. Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech )
3. Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium ( Rabat)
4. Barkane Municipal Stadium ( Barkane).
5. Tangier Stadium ( Tangier)
6. Agadir Stadium (Agadir)
Equatoria Guinea (4)
1. Malabo Stadium ( Malabo)
2. Bala Stadium (Bala)
3. Mongoma Stadium ( Mongoma)
4. Ebebiyin Stadium ( Ebebiyin)
Algeria ( 2 )
1. 5th July Stadium (Algiers)
2. TChaker Mustapha Stadium (Belida)
Ghana ( 2 )
1. Accra Sports Stadium (Accra)
2. Cape Coast Stadium ( Cape Coast)
Madagascar ( 2 )
1. Barea Stadium ( Mahamasina)
2. Barikadimy Stadium (Tohomasina
Zambia ( 2 )
1. Heroes National Stadium ( Lusaka)
2. Levy Mwanasawa Stadium ( Ndola)
Angola
11th November Stadium ( Luanda)
Benin Republic
Charles De Gaulle Stadium ( Port Novo)
Botswana
Francistown Sports Complex ( Francistown)
Cape Verde
National Stadium ( Praia)
Comoros
Maroni Malouzini Stadium ( Malouzini)
Congo
Alphonse Massamba Debat Stadium ( Brazzaville)
DR Congo
TP Mazembe Stadium (Lubumbashi)
Cote d’Iviore
Ebimpe Stadium ( Abidjan)
Gabon
Renovations Stadium ( Franceville)
Guinea Bissau
24th September National Stadium (Bissau)
Guinea
GLC Nongo Stadium ( Conakry)
Libya
Martyres of Benina Stadium ( Benghazi)
Mozambique
Zimpeto National Stadium (Maputo)
Sudan
Al Hilal Stadium ( Khartoum)
Tanzania
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium ( Dar es Salaam )
Mauritania
Nouadhibou Stadium ( Nouadhibou)
Togo
Kengue Stadium ( Lome)
Tunisia
Rades Olympic Stadium ( Tunis)
Uganda
St Mary Stadium ( Kampala)
