2016 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Antananarivo, Madagascar, in July 2016. Two nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2017.

Participating nations

•  Algeria
•  Benin
•  Botswana
•  Cameroon
•  Kenya
•  Madagascar
•  Morocco
•  Mozambique
•  Namibia
•  Nigeria

Inactive nations

•  Angola
•  Burkina Faso
•  Congo
•  Djibouti
•  Ethiopia
•  Gabon
•  Ghana
•  Ivory Coast
•  Lesotho
•  Libya
•  Mali
•  Mauritius
•  Rwanda
•  Senegal
•  Sudan
•  Togo
•  Uganda
•  Zambia

Draw

Date: 11–16 July 2016

Location: Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of five teams (Pools A and B). The winners of each pool play-off against the runners-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
Morocco (68)  Algeria (80)	Benin (83)  Namibia (84)	Madagascar (101)  Mozambique (105)	Nigeria (113)  Botswana (119)	Cameroon (122)  Kenya (127)

Group A

	Morocco	Namibia	Nigeria	Cameroon	Mozambique	RR W–L	Matches W–L	Sets W–L	Games W–L	Standings
Morocco		3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	4–0	11–1	22–4	148–66	1
Namibia	0–3		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	8–4	16–10	127–105	2
Nigeria	1–2	1–2		3–0	3–0	2–2	8–4	17–8	125–105	3
Cameroon	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0	1–3	3–9	9–18	118–134	4
Mozambique	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–4	0–12	0–24	36–144	5

Group B

	Madagascar	Benin	Kenya	Algeria	Botswana	RR W–L	Matches W–L	Sets W–L	Games W–L	Standings
Madagascar		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	11–1	22–6	151–86	1
Benin	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–1	9–3	21–6	150–93	2
Kenya	0–3	1–2		3–0	2–1	2–2	6–6	14–14	127–129	3
Algeria	0–3	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–3	2–10	5–22	90–149	4
Botswana	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2		0–4	2–10	6–20	82–143	5

First round

Morocco vs. Mozambique

Morocco 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay		Mozambique 0
1 2 3 1 Yassine Idmbarek Jossefa Simao Elias 6 2 6 2         2 Amine Ahouda Hercilio Rafael Seda 6 1 6 0         3 Amine Ahouda / Khalid Alouch Bruno Figueiredo / Hercilio Rafael Seda 6 3 6 0

Namibia vs. Nigeria

Namibia 2	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay		Nigeria 1
1 2 3 1 Jean Erasmus Sylvester Emmanuel 2 6 3 6         2 Tuki Jacobs Moses Michael 6 3 6 4         3 Jean Erasmus / Tuki Jacobs Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu 6 4 7 5

Morocco vs. Namibia

Morocco 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay		Namibia 0
1 2 3 1 Yassine Idmbarek Jean Erasmus 6 1 6 3         2 Amine Ahouda Tuki Jacobs 6 3 6 4         3 Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni Tuki Jacobs / Gideon Van Dyk 6 1 6 3

Mozambique vs. Cameroon

Mozambique 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay		Cameroon 3
1 2 3 1 Jossefa Simao Elias Blaise Nkwenti 1 6 0 6         2 Hercilio Rafael Seda Augustin Ntouba 2 6 2 6         3 Jossefa Simao Elias / Bruno Figueiredo Augustin Ntouba / Etienne Teboh 3 6 2 6

Namibia vs. Cameroon

Namibia 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay		Cameroon 0
1 2 3 1 Jean Erasmus Blaise Nkwenti 5 7 6 3 6 4       2 Tuki Jacobs Etienne Teboh 7 5 4 6 6 4       3 Jean Erasmus / Tuki Jacobs Augustin Ntouba / Etienne Teboh 6 3 6 2

Morocco vs. Nigeria

Morocco 2	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay		Nigeria 1
1 2 3 1 Yassine Idmbarek Sylvester Emmanuel 6^5 7^7 6 1 6 0       2 Amine Ahouda Moses Michael 6 1 6 1         3 Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu 3 6 4 6

Namibia vs. Mozambique

Namibia 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay		Mozambique 0
1 2 3 1 Jean Erasmus Jossefa Simao Elias 6 1 6 1         2 Tuki Jacobs Hercilio Rafael Seda 6 0 6 0         3 Fritz Jacobs / Gideon Van Dyk Bruno Figueiredo / Armindo Junior Nhavene 6 3 6 2

Nigeria vs. Cameroon

Nigeria 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay		Cameroon 0
1 2 3 1 Sylvester Emmanuel Augustin Ntouba 6 4 7^7 6^4         2 Moses Michael Blaise Nkwenti 7 5 7^7 6^3         3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu Blaise Nkwenti / Etienne Teboh 6 4 6 2

Mozambique vs. Nigeria

Mozambique 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay		Nigeria 3
1 2 3 1 Armindo Junior Nhavene Sylvester Emmanuel 1 6 1 6         2 Jossefa Simao Elias Moses Michael 1 6 4 6         3 Bruno Figueiredo / Hercilio Rafael Seda Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu 4 6 0 6

Morocco vs. Cameroon

Morocco 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay		Cameroon 0
1 2 3 1 Khalid Alouch Etienne Teboh 6 2 6 3         2 Amine Ahouda Blaise Nkwenti 6 1 6 0         3 Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni Augustin Ntouba / Etienne Teboh 2 6 7 5 6 4

Algeria vs. Madagascar

Algeria 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Youcef Ghezal Jacob Rasolondrazana 1 6 4 6         2 Mohamed Hassan Antso Rakotondramanga 0 6 0 6         3 Youcef Ghezal / Youcef Rihane Lucas Andriamasilalao / Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 4 6 1 6

Benin vs. Botswana

Benin 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay		Botswana 0
1 2 3 1 Loic Didavi Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 2 7 5         2 Alexis Klegou Phenyo Matong 6 1 6 1         3 Felix Hounkpevi / Magloire Yakpa Aobakwe Lekang / Bayani Moilwa 6 3 6 2

Algeria vs. Benin

Algeria 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay		Benin 3
1 2 3 1 Youcef Rihane Loic Didavi 3 6 4 6         2 Mohamed Hassan Alexis Klegou 2 6 4 6         3 Mohamed Hassan / Youcef Rihane Loic Didavi / Alexis Klegou 1 6 1 6

Madagascar vs. Kenya

Madagascar 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay		Kenya 0
1 2 3 1 Jacob Rasolondrazana Kevin Cheruiyot 6 0 6 4         2 Antso Rakotondramanga Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 4 6 7^10 6^8 6 1       3 Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy / Antso Rakotondramanga Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 4 6 6 3 6 3

Algeria vs. Botswana

Algeria 2	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay		Botswana 1
1 2 3 1 Youcef Rihane Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 2 1 6 6 1       2 Mohamed Hassan Phenyo Matong 5 7 2 6         3 Youcef Ghezal / Youcef Rihane Phenyo Matong / Lefa Ashley Sibanda 7^9 6^7 5 7 7 5

Benin vs. Kenya

Benin 2	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay		Kenya 1
1 2 3 1 Loic Didavi Kevin Cheruiyot 6 2 6 4         2 Alexis Klegou Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 6 3 7^7 6^3         3 Felix Hounkpevi / Magloire Yakpa Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 6 3 4 6 3 6

Benin vs. Madagascar

Benin 1	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 1 Loic Didavi Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 2 6 3         2 Alexis Klegou Antso Rakotondramanga 6 3 3 6 5 7       3 Loic Didavi / Alexis Klegou Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy / Antso Rakotondramanga 6 1 4 6 3 6

Botswana vs. Kenya

Botswana 1	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay		Kenya 2
1 2 3 1 Lefa Ashley Sibanda Ibrahim Kibet Yego 6 4 6 3         2 Phenyo Matong Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 4 6 0 6         3 Aobakwe Lekang / Bayani Moilwa Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 2 6 2 6

Madagascar vs. Botswana

Madagascar 3	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay		Botswana 0
1 2 3 1 Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 0 6 1         2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Phenyo Matong 6 3 6 2         3 Lucas Andriamasilalao / Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy Aobakwe Lekang / Bayani Moilwa 6 1 6 1

Algeria vs. Kenya

Algeria 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay		Kenya 3
1 2 3 1 Youcef Ghezal Kevin Cheruiyot 4 6 2 6         2 Mohamed Hassan Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 4 6 1 6         3 Mohamed Hassan / Youcef Rihane Olivier Kigotho / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 6^3 7^7 6 0 3 6

Play-offs

Placing	A Team	Score	B Team
Promotional	Morocco	2–0	Benin
Promotional	Namibia	0–2	Madagascar
5th–6th	Nigeria	2–1	Kenya
7th–8th	Cameroon	0–2	Algeria
9th–10th	Mozambique	0–2	Botswana

Morocco vs. Benin

Morocco 2	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay		Benin 0
1 2 3 1 Yassine Idmbarek Loic Didavi 6 2 6 0         2 Amine Ahouda Alexis Klegou 6 3 6 4         3 Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni Loic Didavi / Alexis Klegou           not played

Namibia vs. Madagascar

Namibia 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 1 Jean Erasmus Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 1 6 2 6         2 Tuki Jacobs Antso Rakotondramanga 2 6 6 2 3 6       3 Jean Erasmus / Tuki Jacobs Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy / Antso Rakotondramanga           not played

Nigeria vs. Kenya

Nigeria 2	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay		Kenya 1
1 2 3 1 Sylvester Emmanuel Kevin Cheruiyot 6 1 2 6 6 4       2 Moses Michael Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 2 6 2 6         3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 6 1 3 6 7^7 6^3

Cameroon vs. Algeria

Cameroon 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay		Algeria 2
1 2 3 1 Etienne Teboh Youcef Rihane 2 6 3 6         2 Augustin Ntouba Mohamed Hassan 3 6 3 6         3 Augustin Ntouba / Etienna Teboh Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan           not played

Mozambique vs. Botswana

Mozambique 0	Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay		Botswana 2
1 2 3 1 Bruno Figuriredo Aobakwe Lekang 1 6 1 6         2 Hercilio Rafael Seda Phenyo Matong 2 6 5 7         3 Jossefa Simao Elias / Hercilio Rafael Seda Bayani Moilwa / Lefa Ashley Sibanda           not played

References

External links

• Official Website