List of indoor arenas in Africa

This is a list of indoor arenas in Africa with seating capacities of at least of 2,000.

Current arenas

Country Location Arena Date built Capacity Image Ref.
Algeria (List)[1] Algiers Hacène Harcha Arena 1975 8,000
Oran Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace 1960 5,000
Bir El Djir Miloud Hadefi Omnisport Arena 2022 7,000
Chéraga La Coupole d’Alger Arena 1975 5,500
Arzew 24 February Indoor Hall 2007 3,000
Angola Luanda Pavilhão da Cidadela 6,873
Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda 2013 12,750
Pavilhão Dream Space 2010 2,500
Benguela Pavilhão Acácias Rubras 2007 2,100
Cabinda Pavilhão do Tafe 2007 2,100
Huambo Pavilhão Serra Van-Dúnem 2007 2,100
Lubango Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte 2007 2,000
Malanje Pavilhão Palanca Negra Gigante 2013 3,000
Moçâmedes Pavilhão Welwitschia Mirabilis 2013 3,000
Cameroon Yaoundé Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex 2008 5,263
Douala Japoma Arena 2022 2,000
Central African Republic Bangui Martin Ngoko National Basketball Center
5,000
Congo Brazzaville Palais des Sports Kintélé 2015 10,134
DR Congo Kinshasa Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 1 2023 3,000
Stade des Martyrs Gymnasium 2 2023 2,000
Egypt (List) Cairo Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 1991 20,000
Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall 1986 4,000
Al Ahly Sports Hall 1991 2,500
New Administrative Capital Olympic City Hall 1[2] 2023 15,000
Olympic City Hall 2[2] 2023 8,000
Sports City indoor Hall 2021 7,000
Alexandria Borg El Arab Sports Hall 2021 5,000
Port Said Port Said Hall 1999 5,000
Gabon Libreville Le Palais des Sports de Libreville 2018 6,000
Ghana Accra Borteyman Sports Complex 2024 5,000
Ivory Coast Abidjan Palais des Sports de Treichville 1978 3,500
Kenya Nairobi Kasarani Indoor Arena 1987 5,000
Nyayo Indoor Gymnasium 1983 2,500
Libya Benghazi Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena 1967 10,000
Tripoli Great Hall
Madagascar Antananarivo Palais des Sports Mahamasina
7,100
Mali Bamako Pavillon des sports Modibo Keita 1960 3,000
Morocco (List) Casablanca Salle Mohammed V 1981 12,000
Rabat Salle Moulay Abdellah 1983 10,000
Salle Ibn Yassine 5,000
Fez Salle 11th November 4,000
Agadir Salle Al Inbiâate 4,000
Mozambique Maputo Pavilhão do Maxaquene 2011 5,000
Namibia Swakopmund The Dome [de] 2014 8,000
Niger Niamey Palais du 29 Juillet
Nigeria Abuja Abuja Sports Hall 3,000
Lagos National Stadium Indoor Hall 1961
Port Harcourt Rivers State Basketball Complex 3,000
Kaduna Ahmadu Bello Stadium 1965
Rwanda Kigali BK Arena 2019 10,000
Lycée de Kigali
2023
1,500
Petit Stade
1,000
Senegal Dakar (Diamniadio) Dakar Arena 2018 15,000
South Africa (List) Cape Town Bellville Velodrome 1997 7,800
Johannesburg Ticketpro Dome 1997 20,000
Ellis Park Arena 1990 6,300
Wembley Arena
Durban ICC Durban Arena 2007 10,000
Pretoria SunBet Arena 2017 8,500
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium
IST Gymnasium
Kibaha The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre
2013
2,500
[3]
Tunisia (List) Radès Salle Omnisport de Radès 2004 17,000
Tunis Salle El Menzah 1967 5,500
Nabeul Salle Bir Challouf 2004 5,000
Monastir Monastir Indoor Sports Hall 2006 5,000
Sfax Raed Bejaoui Indoor Sports Hall 4,000
Sousse Sousse Olympic Indoor Sports Hall 1987 3,000
Béni Khiar Béni Khiar Indoor Sports Hall 3,000
Hammamet Hammamet Indoor Sports Hall 2008 2,500
Aryanah Aryanah Indoor Sports Hall 2,000
Zimbabwe Harare City Sports Center
4,000
[4]

Future arenas

Country Location Arena Broke ground Capacity Tenant/use Image
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 2021 3,000
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El-Sheikh Indoor halls complex 2021 3,000
Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa Kinshasa Arena 2023 20,000
Nigeria Lagos Lagos Arena 2024 12,000
Benin City Edo Arena 2024 6,000

See also

References

  1. ^ Algeria sports venues
  2. ^ a b "Facilities of the Olympic City of Egypt".
  3. ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/201305010605.html
  4. ^ "City Sports Centre". Pindula. Retrieved 2024-11-04.