Morocco’s announcement of nine venues for the hosting of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations final in December will add significantly to the number of stadia used in the history of the finals.
There have been 18 countries that have hosted a Cup of Nations from the first tournament in Sudan in 1957 to the last edition in Cote d’Ivoire, with a total of 83 different stadiums used for Cup of Nations finals matches.
That will be increased to 89 once the tournament in Morocco kicks off.
The Complexe Sportive Prince Moulay Abdellah hosts the opening match and final and another five games.
The Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca was the venue for the final in 1988 when Morocco previously hosted the tournament and it will be the venue for eight matches in the 2025 edition. There will also be eight games at the Grande Stade d’Agadir and the Grande Stade d’Marrakech.
The Cairo International Stadium has hosted a total of 35 matches over four editions, including four finals, and holds the record for the most number of games in the history of the tournament.
It is followed by the Accra Sports Stadium with 32 games, the Baba Yaro Stadium in Kumasi with 26, the Addis Ababa Stadium with 25 and the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo with 21.
Dakar’s Stade de l’Amitie hosted 14 matches during the 1992 finals in Senegal, which is the most number of matches at a single stadium in one tournament.
The Khartoum Municipal Stadium hosted the first ever Cup of Nations finals matches.
Nine stadiums for a single edition of the Cup of Nations finals is a new record, surpassing the six that Mali used for their hosting of the 2002 finals when there were 16 teams and 32 matches.
TOTALENERGIES CAF AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS FINALS STADIUMS
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AlgeriaAlgiers Stade du 5 Julliet (9): 1990 x 9Annaba Stade du 19 Mai (7): 1990 x 7
AngolaBenguela Estadio Nacional de Ombaka (9): 2010 x 9Cabinda Estadio Nacional do Chiazi (4): 2010 x 4Luanda Estadio 11 de Novembre (9): 2010 x 9Lubango Estadio Nacional da Tundavala (7): 2010 x 7
Burkina FasoBobo Dioulasso Stade Municipal (10): 1998 x 10Ouagadougou Stade du 4 Aout (9): 1998 x 9Ouagadougou Stade Municipal (13): 1998 x 13
CameroonBafoussam Stade Kouekong (8): 2021 x 8Douala Stade de la Reunification (7): 1972 x 7Douala Stade Japoma (8): 2021 x 8Garoua Stade Roumde Adjia (8): 2021 x 8Limbe Omnisport Stadium (8): 2021 x 8Yaounde Stade Olembe (8): 2021 x 8Yaounde Stade Omnisport (21): 1972 x 9; 2021 x 12 (name changed to Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Cote d’IvoireAbidjan Stade Alassane Ouattara (10): 2023 x 10Abidjan Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny (19): 1984 x 9; 2023 x 10Bouake Stade Bouake (16): 1984 x 7; 2023 x 9 (name changed to Stade de la Paix)Korhogo Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly (7): 2023 x 7San Pedro Stade Laurent Pokou (8): 2023 x 8Yamoussoukro Stade Charles Konan Banny (8): 2023 x 8
EgyptAlexandria Stadium (19): 1974 x 4; 1986 x 7; 2006 x 1; 2019 x 7Alexandra Haras Al Hodoud Stadium (7): 2006 x 7Cairo Al Salam Stadium (10): 2019 x 10Cairo International Stadium (35): 1974 x 7; 1986 x 9; 2006 x 9; 2019 x 10Cairo 30 June Stadium (10): 2019 x 10Cairo Military Academy Stadium (8): 2006 x 8Cairo Prince Farouk Stadium (3): 1959 x 3Damanhur Ala’ab Damanhour Stadium (3): 1974 x 3El Mahalla Stadium (3): 1974 x 3Ismailia Stadium (8): 2006 x 1; 2019 x 7Port Said Stadium (6): 2006 x 6Suez Stadium (8): 2019 x 8
Equatorial GuineaBata Estadio de Bata (18): 2012 x 8; 2015 x 10Ebibeyin Estadio de Ebibeyin (6): 2015 x 6Malabo Estadio de Malabo (18): 2012 x 8; 2015 x 10Mongomo Estadio de Mongomo (6): 2015 x 6
EthiopiaAddis Ababa Haile Selaisse Stadium (25): 1962 x 4; 1968 x 9; 1976 x 12 (name changed to Addis Ababa Stadium)Asmara Cicero Stadium (7): 1968 x 7Dire Dawa Stadium (6): 1976 x 6
GabonFranceville Stade de Franceville (15): 2012 x 7; 2017 x 8Libreville Stade d’Angondje (18): 2012 x 9; 2017 x 9 (name changed to Stade de l’Amitie)Oyen Stade de Oyem (7): 2017 x 7Port Gentil Stade de Port Gentil (8): 2017 x 8
GhanaAccra Sports Stadium (32): 1963 x 5; 1978 x 9; 2000 x 9; 2008 x 9 (name changed to Ohene Djan Stadium)Kumasi Sports Stadium (26): 1963 x 3; 1978 x 7; 2000 x 7 (name changed to Baba Yaro Stadium); 2008 x 9Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium (7): 2008 x 7Tamale Stadium (7): 2008 x 7
LibyaBenghazi 28 March Stadium (7): 1982 x 7Tripoli 11 June Stadium (9): 1982 x 9
MaliBamako Stade du 26 Mars (8): 2002 x 8Bamako Stade Modibo Keita (7): 2002 x 7Kayes Stade Abdoulaye Makoro Cissoko (3): 2002 x 3Mopti Stade Barema Bocoum (3): 2002 x 3Segou Stade Amary Daou (5): 2002 x 5Sikasso Stade Babemba Traore (6): 2002 x 6
MoroccoCasablanca Stade Mohamed V (9): 1988 x 9Rabat Stade Moulay Abdellah (7): 1988 x 7
NigeriaIbadan Liberty Stadium (7): 1980 x 7Kano Sani Abacha Stadium (7): 2000 x 7Lagos Surelere Stadium (18): 1980 x 9; 2000 x 9 (name changed to National Stadium)
SenegalDakar Stade de l’Amitie (14): 1992 x 14Ziguinchor Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta (6): 1992 x 6
SudanKhartoum Municipal Stadium (12): 1957 x 2; 1970 x 10Wadi Madani Stadium (6): 1970 x 6
South AfricaJohannesburg Soccer City (13): 1996 x 10; 2013 x 3Bloemfontein Free State Stadium (7): 1996 x 7Durban King’s Park Rugby Stadium (5): 1996 x 5Durban Moses Mabhida Stadium (6): 2013 x 6Nelspruit Mbombela Stadium (8): 2013 x 8Phokeng Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace (7): 2013 x 7Port Elizabeth Boet Erasmus Stadium (7): 1996 x 7Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (8): 2013 x 8
TunisiaBizerte Stade Ahmed Bsiri (1): 1965 x 1Bizerte Stade du Octobre 15 (5): 2004 x 5Monastir Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet (5): 2004 x 5Sfax Stade Taieb Mhiri (7): 1965 x 1; 2004 x 6Sousse Stade Bou Ali Lahoaur (1): 1965 x 1Sousse Stade Olympique (13): 1994 x 8; 2004 x 5Tunis Stade El Menzah (16): 1994 x 11; 2004 x 5Tunis Stade Chedly Zouiten (6): 1965 x 5; 1994 x 1Tunis Stade du Novembre 7 (6): 2004 x 6
