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

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Inactive nations

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Draw

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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
  1.   Morocco (68)
  2.   Algeria (80)
  1.   Benin (83)
  2.   Namibia (84)
  1.   Madagascar (101)
  2.   Mozambique (105)
  1.   Nigeria (113)
  2.   Botswana (119)
  1.   Cameroon (122)
  2.   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

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Group A

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Morocco vs. Mozambique

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 / Etienne Teboh
6
4
6
2
       

Mozambique vs. Nigeria

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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

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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

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Algeria vs. Madagascar

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Morocco vs. Benin

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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

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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

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Nigeria vs. Kenya

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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

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Cameroon vs. Algeria

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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

9th−10th

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Mozambique vs. Botswana

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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

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