Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Kenya
Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Kenya is 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, UTC+3. The friendly starts at 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 at Estadio Más Monumental, which is 23:00 UTC. Deportick prints 20:00. Ámbito reported that AFA set the Benin hour at 20:00, not the 21:00 used for the other two friendlies.
What time is kickoff in Kenya?
Write the alarm as 2:00am, and write the date Wednesday, 7 October 2026 next to it. The 24-hour form of that minute is 02:00 in Nairobi. Both forms are the same instant as 20:00 at the Más Monumental and as 23:00 UTC. A page that prints only the weekday, without the hour, is not a kickoff time.
| Date (local) | Wednesday, 7 October 2026 |
|---|---|
| Kickoff time (local) | 2:00am (UTC+3) |
| Timezone | Africa/Nairobi, EAT |
| Venue | Estadio Más Monumental, Núñez, Buenos Aires |
| Competition | International friendly |
Is there only one kickoff time?
Kenya does not split this friendly across several kickoffs. The zone is Africa/Nairobi, UTC+3, abbreviated EAT in the time-zone data. Mombasa use the same zone. A second city in Kenya does not get its own hour unless it is actually in another zone, and none is in play here.
East Africa Time is UTC+3 all year. Nairobi therefore reads 2:00am Wednesday, the same hour as Riyadh and the same hour as Cairo on this particular date, for three different reasons. The names are not the same zone.
Which date shows on the phone?
The fixture date stays Tuesday, 6 October 2026, because that is the date at Estadio Más Monumental. In Nairobi the same whistle falls on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Those are different calendar days. Tickets, the teamsheet and the Argentina vs Benin in Buenos Aires follow Buenos Aires. Your alarm follows Nairobi.
Does a TV listing change the kickoff?
No broadcaster in Kenya had been verified here. A legal show can start before 2:00am. That is not the kickoff. See the Argentina vs Benin on TV. After the whistle, use the Argentina vs Benin live score. It should not invent a score early.
The kick-off time tool and the Argentina vs Benin in Buenos Aires use the same 20:00 instant. For Kenya the line to keep is 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 in Nairobi (UTC+3).
Questions people ask
What time does Argentina vs Benin start in Kenya?
Argentina vs Benin starts at 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 in Nairobi. The offset is UTC+3 (EAT). The stadium time is 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC.
Do other cities in Kenya kick off at a different time?
No. Kenya uses Africa/Nairobi for this match, so the country shares 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.
Why might a Kenya kickoff posted online be an hour off?
East Africa Time is UTC+3 all year. Nairobi therefore reads 2:00am Wednesday, the same hour as Riyadh and the same hour as Cairo on this particular date, for three different reasons. The names are not the same zone.
What channel shows Argentina vs Benin in Kenya?
A broadcaster in Kenya is to be confirmed. The kickoff time does not depend on a channel. The TV page on this site names only sourced broadcasters and does not link to unofficial streams.
Conclusion
Save 2:00am on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 for Nairobi. The friendly is still 20:00 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in Buenos Aires, which is 23:00 UTC. That hour covers the country. Kenya is not split across zones for this match. East Africa Time is UTC+3 all year. Nairobi therefore reads 2:00am Wednesday, the same hour as Riyadh and the same hour as Cairo on this particular date, for three different reasons. The names are not the same zone.
Check also: Argentina vs Benin kickoff time in Ghana.