Bolivia vs Gambia: kick-off time and preview as the Scorpions head to South America

An unusual friendly for Gambia. The Scorpions take on Bolivia on Sunday 4 October 2026 (local time) at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz. Match centre.

What time is kick-off? (late at night in Africa)

Kick-off is at 22:30 GMT: 18:30 in Santa Cruz and 22:30 in Banjul.

• 18:30 in Santa Cruz
• 22:30 in Abidjan, Dakar, Bamako, Accra, Conakry
• 23:30 in Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Douala, Yaoundé, Libreville, Lagos
• 00:30 (next day) in Lubumbashi, Kigali, Bujumbura, Johannesburg, Paris, Brussels
• 01:30 (next day) in Nairobi, Kampala, Dar es Salaam

Gambia full of confidence

The Scorpions pulled off a statement result: a 4-2 win in Ghana on 29 September, four days after beating Somalia 2-1. Last year they also thrashed Seychelles 7-0.

Bolivia on a losing run

Bolivia have lost their last five games: to Iraq (2-1), Scotland (4-0), Algeria (4-0), Paraguay (2-0) and Argentina (4-0) on 1 October. Good news for Gambia: Santa Cruz is in the lowlands, far from La Paz's altitude.