2016 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Last updated January 31, 2023

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

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2016 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Contents

Participating nations

Inactive nations

Draw

First round

Group A

Morocco vs. Mozambique

Namibia vs. Nigeria

Morocco vs. Namibia

Mozambique vs. Cameroon

Namibia vs. Cameroon

Morocco vs. Nigeria

Namibia vs. Mozambique

Nigeria vs. Cameroon

Mozambique vs. Nigeria

Morocco vs. Cameroon

Group B

Algeria vs. Madagascar

Benin vs. Botswana

Algeria vs. Benin

Madagascar vs. Kenya

Algeria vs. Botswana

Benin vs. Kenya

Benin vs. Madagascar

Botswana vs. Kenya

Madagascar vs. Botswana

Algeria vs. Kenya

Play-offs

Promotional

Morocco vs. Benin

Namibia vs. Madagascar

5th−6th

Nigeria vs. Kenya

7th−8th

Cameroon vs. Algeria

9th−10th

Mozambique vs. Botswana

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