#Sports

Gambia rub shoulders with Kuwait in int'l friendly match next month

Oct 28, 2025, 12:57 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

The Gambia will lock horns with Kuwait in an international friendly match next month.

The Scorpions failed to secure qualification to the 2025 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations and 2026 World Cup.

The Gambia finished third-places in the continent's biggest football fiesta and the global biggest football showpiece qualifier groups.

Gaffer Jonathan Mckinstry and his Scorpions charges will use their international friendly match against Kuwait to prepare themselves ready for the 2027 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

The Gambia hammered Seychelles 7-0 in their final 2026 World Cup qualifier match played in Mauritius.

Abdoulie Manneh scored a hat-trick for the Scorpions during the match.

Musa Barrow and Adama Sidibeh both scored a brace for The Gambia in the match.