2021 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2021. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Cairo, Egypt, from 11 to 14 August 2021.

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Participating nations

Withdrawn nations

Draw

Date: 11–18 August 2021

Location: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools – one of four teams and one of three teams – and nations will play each team once in their group. Nations finishing in the top two of each group will play-off for promotion, with the winner of Group A facing the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B facing the runner-up of Group A.

The two teams finishing third in their groups will enter a relegation play-off, with the beaten team joining the team finishing fourth in contesting Africa Group IV in 2022.

Seeding

PotNationRank1Seed
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 671
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 702
2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 833
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 854
3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 945
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 966
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 997

Round Robin

Pool A

 EGYBENALGRR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–13–05–111–2 (85%)76–47 (62%)1
5Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–22–13–37–8 (47%)62–73 (46%)2
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0–31–21–53–11 (21%)54–72 (43%)3

Pool B

 KENMOZRWAGHARR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3–03–03–08–116–3 (84%)111–45 (71%)1
3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0–32–13–06–313–7 (65%)90–64 (58%)2
7Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0–31–23–04–59–12 (43%)86–98 (47%)3
6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–30–30–30–92–17 (11%)36–113 (24%)4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

Playoffs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
PromotionalFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
RelegationFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
RelegationN/AFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Round Robin

Pool A

Egypt vs. Benin

Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [1]
11 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
1
123
1 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Amr Asrawy
Delmas N'Tcha
6
2
6
0
  
2 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Mohamed Safwat
Alexis Klégou
77
62
6
2
  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Adham Gaber  /  Sherif Makhlouf
Alexis Klégou  /  Delmas N'Tcha
6
4
2
6
65
77
 

Algeria vs. Benin

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
1
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [2]
12 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
2
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Youcef Rihane
Delmas N'Tcha
6
0
3
6
6
1
 
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Nazim Makhlouf
Alexis Klégou
2
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Nazim Makhlouf  /  Youcef Rihane
Alexis Klégou  /  Delmas N'Tcha
6
4
4
6
3
6
 

Egypt vs. Algeria

Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [3]
13 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
0
123
1 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Amr Asrawy
Youcef Rihane
6
4
77
63
  
2 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Mohamed Safwat
Nazim Makhlouf
6
3
6
3
  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Algeria.svg
Adham Gaber  /  Sherif Makhlouf
Mohamed Amine Aïssa Khelifa  /  Aymen Abderrahmene Ali Moussa
6
0
6
4
  

Pool B

Kenya vs. Rwanda

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [4]
11 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
0
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Albert Njogu
Etienne Niyigena
6
1
6
1
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Bertin Karenzi
77
64
6
2
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Kevin Cheruiyot  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Junior Joseph Mfashingabo  /  Joshua Muhire
6
4
6
2
  

Mozambique vs. Ghana

Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [5]
11 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
0
123
1 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
N/A
N/A
    w/o
 
2 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
N/A
N/A
    w/o
 
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
N/A / N/A
N/A / N/A
    w/o
 

Kenya vs. Mozambique

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [6]
12 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
1
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Albert Njogu
Bruno Nhavene
65
77
4
6
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Franco Mata
6
1
1
0
  
retired
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Bruno Nhavene  /  Jaime Sigauque
6
2
4
6
6
2
 

Ghana vs. Rwanda

Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
0
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [7]
12 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
3
123
1 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Benjamin Palm
Etienne Niyigena
4
6
2
6
  
2 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Japheth Anwasiba Bagerbaseh
Bertin Karenzi
6
3
5
7
1
3
retired
 
3 Flag of Ghana.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Samuel Agbesi Osei Antwi  /  Benjamin Palm
Bertin Karenzi  /  Etienne Niyigena
1
6
6
3
64
77
 

Kenya vs. Ghana

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [8]
13 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
0
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Samuel Agbesi Osei Antwi
6
2
6
0
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Benjamin Palm
6
3
0
0
  
retired
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Ghana.svg
Albert Njogu  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Samuel Agbesi Osei Antwi  /  Benjamin Palm
    w/o
 

Mozambique vs. Rwanda

Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
2
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [9]
13 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
1
123
1 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Bruno Nhavene
Etienne Niyigena
4
6
6
3
6
3
 
2 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Franco Mata
Bertin Karenzi
1
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Franco Mata  /  Bruno Nhavene
Bertin Karenzi  /  Etienne Niyigena
6
0
6
2
  

Play-offs

Promotional play-offs

Egypt vs. Mozambique

Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [10]
14 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
0
123
1 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Amr Asrawy
Bruno Nhavene
6
4
6
4
  
2 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mohamed Safwat
Jaime Sigauque
6
1
6
0
  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Adham Gaber  /  Sherif Makhlouf
Armando Sigauque  /  Jaime Sigauque
6
0
6
1
  

Kenya vs. Benin

Flag of Kenya.svg
Kenya
1
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [11]
14 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Benin.svg
Benin
2
123
1 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Delmas N'Tcha
6
4
77
63
  
2 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Alexis Klégou
5
7
4
6
  
3 Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Benin.svg
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai  /  Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Alexis Klégou  /  Delmas N'Tcha
3
6
3
6
  

Relegation play-off

Algeria vs. Rwanda

Flag of Algeria.svg
Algeria
3
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt [12]
14 August 2021
Clay
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Rwanda
0
123
1 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Mohamed Amine Aïssa Khelifa
Joshua Muhire
6
4
6
0
  
2 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Youcef Rihane
Bertin Karenzi
6
2
6
2
  
3 Flag of Algeria.svg
Flag of Rwanda.svg
Mohamed Amine Aïssa Khelifa  /  Aymen Abderrahmene Ali Moussa
Junior Joseph Mfashingabo  /  Joshua Muhire
6
1
6
0
  

Final placements

PlacingTeams
Promoted/FirstFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
ThirdFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
FifthFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Relegated/SixthFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Relegated/SeventhFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

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