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

Inactive nations

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

Group A

Morocco vs. Mozambique

Morocco
3

Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
11 July 2016
Clay

Mozambique
0

		1	2
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
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
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
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	6⁵ 7⁷	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
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
1	Sylvester Emmanuel Augustin Ntouba	6 4	7⁷ 6⁴
2	Moses Michael Blaise Nkwenti	7 5	7⁷ 6³
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
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

Group B

Algeria vs. Madagascar

Algeria
0

Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
11 July 2016
Clay

Madagascar
3

		1	2
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
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
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	7¹⁰ 6⁸	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	7⁹ 6⁷	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	7⁷ 6³
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
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
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	6³ 7⁷	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

Promotional

Morocco vs. Benin

Morocco
2

Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
16 July 2016
Clay

Benin
0

		1	2
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

5th−6th

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	7⁷ 6³

7th−8th

Cameroon vs. Algeria

Cameroon
0

Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
16 July 2016
Clay

Algeria
2

		1	2
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

9th−10th

Mozambique vs. Botswana

Mozambique
0

Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
16 July 2016
Clay

Botswana
2

		1	2
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

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