2016 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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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

Group A

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  /  Étienne 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 Étienne Teboh 7 5 4 6 6 4       3 Jean Erasmus  /  Tuki Jacobs Augustin Ntouba  /  Étienne 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 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 77 64         2 Moses Michael Blaise Nkwenti 7 5 77 63         3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola  /  Lawal Shehu Blaise Nkwenti  /  Étienne 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 Étienne Teboh 6 2 6 3         2 Amine Ahouda Blaise Nkwenti 6 1 6 0         3 Khalid Alouch  /  Ayoub Chakrouni Augustin Ntouba  /  Étienne 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 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 6 710 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 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 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 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

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 3 1 Étienne 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 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

• Official Website