2018 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 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 18 to 23 June 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2019.

Participating nations[edit]

Inactive nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

Date: 18–23 June

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Seeding[edit]

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1  Benin 79 1
 Kenya 86 2
2  Algeria 88 3
 Nigeria 102 4
3  Namibia 106 5
 Rwanda 120 6
4  Mozambique 122 7
 Cameroon 127 8
 Uganda NR 9
  • 1Davis Cup Rankings as of 9 April 2018

Pool A[edit]

  BEN NGR CMR RWA RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
1  Benin 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 16–2 (89%) 110–58 (65%) 1
4  Nigeria 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 10–9 (53%) 85–82 (51%) 2
8  Cameroon 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 10–10 (50%) 99–89 (53%) 3
6  Rwanda 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–17 (11%) 44–109 (29%) 4

Pool B[edit]

  NAM KEN MOZ ALG UGA RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
5  Namibia 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 21–5 (81%) 151–94 (62%) 1
2  Kenya 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 21–4 (84%) 149–86 (63%) 2
7  Mozambique 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 8–19 (30%) 97–141 (41%) 3
3  Algeria 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 8–19 (30%) 105–145 (42%) 4
9  Uganda 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 9–20 (31%) 114–150 (43%) 5

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[edit]

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Benin 1–2  Kenya
Promotional  Nigeria 1–2  Namibia
5th–6th  Cameroon 1–2  Mozambique
7th–8th  Rwanda 0–2  Algeria
9th —  Uganda

Round robin[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Benin vs. Cameroon[edit]


Benin
2 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[1]
19 June
Clay
Cameroon
1
1 2 3
1 Benin
Cameroon 		Félix Hounkpèvi
Etienne Teboh 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Benin
Cameroon 		Alexis Klégou
Blaise Nkwenti 		6
3 		77
64 		   
3 Benin
Cameroon 		Félix Hounkpèvi / Magloire Yakpa
Dieu ne Dort Midzie / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa 		66
78 		62
77 		   

Nigeria vs. Rwanda[edit]


Nigeria
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[2]
19 June
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Rwanda 		Sylvester Emmanuel
Ernest Habiyambere 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2 Nigeria
Rwanda 		Joseph Imeh Ubon
Olivier Havugimana 		6
0 		6
1 		   
3 Nigeria
Rwanda 		Christian Paul / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Benin vs. Rwanda[edit]


Benin
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[3]
21 June
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Rwanda 		Delmas N'tcha
Etienne Niyigena 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 Benin
Rwanda 		Alexis Klégou
Ernest Habiyambere 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Benin
Rwanda 		Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Hamissi Gatete / Olivier Havugimana 		6
0 		6
2 		   

Nigeria vs. Cameroon[edit]


Nigeria
2 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[4]
21 June
Clay
Cameroon
1
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Cameroon 		Sylvester Emmanuel
Etienne Teboh 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2 Nigeria
Cameroon 		Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti 		2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Nigeria
Cameroon 		Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa 		4
6 		79
67 		6
4 		 

Benin vs. Nigeria[edit]


Benin
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[5]
22 June
Clay
Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Nigeria 		Delmas N'tcha
Sylvester Emmanuel 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Benin
Nigeria 		Alexis Klégou
Christian Paul 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Benin
Nigeria 		Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Joseph Imeh Ubon 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Rwanda vs. Cameroon[edit]


Rwanda
1 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[6]
22 June
Clay
Cameroon
2
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Cameroon 		Ernest Habiyambere
Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa 		6
3 		2
6 		6
2 		 
2 Rwanda
Cameroon 		Olivier Havugimana
Blaise Nkwenti 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Rwanda
Cameroon 		Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa 		3
6 		0
6 		   

Pool B[edit]

Kenya vs. Uganda[edit]


Kenya
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[7]
18 June
Clay
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Uganda 		Sheil Kotecha
David Oringa 		6
4 		77
64 		   
2 Kenya
Uganda 		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Boris Aguma 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3 Kenya
Uganda 		Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Simon Peter Ayella / Frank Tayebwa 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Algeria vs. Namibia[edit]


Algeria
0 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[8]
18 June
Clay
Namibia
3
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Namibia 		Nazim Makhlouf
Jean Erasmus 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2 Algeria
Namibia 		Youcef Rihane
Tukhula Jacobs 		3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Algeria
Namibia 		Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Kenya vs. Mozambique[edit]


Kenya
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[9]
19 June
Clay
Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Mozambique 		Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Bruno Nhavene 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Kenya
Mozambique 		Isamel Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Franco Mata 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3 Kenya
Mozambique 		Kevin Cheruiyot / Sheil Kotecha
Jonas Alberto Júnior / Hercílio Rafael Seda 		6
0 		6
1 		   

Namibia vs. Uganda[edit]


Namibia
2 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
19 June
Clay
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Uganda 		Jean Erasmus
David Oringa 		6
4 		6
0 		   
2 Namibia
Uganda 		Tukhula Jacobs
Boris Aguma 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Namibia
Uganda 		Jean Erasmus / Gideon van Dyk
Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Algeria vs. Uganda[edit]


Algeria
2 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[11]
20 June
Clay
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Uganda 		Nazim Makhlouf
David Oringa 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Algeria
Uganda 		Mohamed Hassan
Boris Aguma 		7
5 		3
6 		6
3 		 
3 Algeria
Uganda 		Youcef Ghezal / Nazim Makhlouf
Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa 		77
64 		64
77 		3
6 		 

Namibia vs. Mozambique[edit]


Namibia
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[12]
20 June
Clay
Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Mozambique 		Jean Erasmus
Bruno Nhavene 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Namibia
Mozambique 		Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3 Namibia
Mozambique 		Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene 		78
66 		6
4 		   

Kenya vs. Namibia[edit]


Kenya
1 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[13]
21 June
Clay
Namibia
2
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Namibia 		Sheil Kotecha
Jean Erasmus 		7
5 		6
3 		   
2 Kenya
Namibia 		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Tukhula Jacobs 		62
77 		3
6 		   
3 Kenya
Namibia 		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs 		5
7 		710
68 		5
7 		 

Algeria vs. Mozambique[edit]


Algeria
1 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[14]
21 June
Clay
Mozambique
2
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Mozambique 		Nazim Makhlouf
Bruno Nhavene 		6
0 		77
64 		   
2 Algeria
Mozambique 		Mohamed Hassan
Franco Mata 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		 
3 Algeria
Mozambique 		Youcef Ghezal / Nazim Makhlouf
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene 		4
6 		2
6 		   

Kenya vs. Algeria[edit]


Kenya
3 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[15]
22 June
Clay
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Algeria 		Sheil Kotecha
Nazim Makhlouf 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Kenya
Algeria 		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Mohamed Hassan 		6
3 		6
0 		   
3 Kenya
Algeria 		Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan 		6
2 		7
5 		   

Mozambique vs. Uganda[edit]


Mozambique
2 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[16]
22 June
Clay
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1 Mozambique
Uganda 		Bruno Nhavene
David Oringa 		1
6 		6
3 		77
63 		 
2 Mozambique
Uganda 		Franco Mata
Boris Aguma 		6
2 		65
77 		6
2 		 
3 Mozambique
Uganda 		Jonas Alberto Júnior / Hercílio Rafael Seda
Boris Aguma / Simon Peter Ayella 		0
6 		0
6 		   

Playoffs[edit]

Promotional playoffs[edit]

Benin vs. Kenya[edit]


Benin
1 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[17]
23 June
Clay
Kenya
2
1 2 3
1 Benin
Kenya 		Delmas N'tcha
Sheil Kotecha 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Benin
Kenya 		Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		77
62 		6
4 		   
3 Benin
Kenya 		Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 

Namibia vs. Nigeria[edit]


Namibia
2 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[18]
23 June
Clay
Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Nigeria 		Jean Erasmus
Sylvester Emmanuel 		1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Namibia
Nigeria 		Tukhula Jacobs
Christian Paul 		6
1 		3
2 		   
retired
3 Namibia
Nigeria 		Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon 		77
61 		6
4 		   

5th to 6th playoffs[edit]

Cameroon vs. Mozambique[edit]


Cameroon
1 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[19]
23 June
Clay
Mozambique
2
1 2 3
1 Cameroon
Mozambique 		Dieu ne Dort Midzie
Bruno Nhavene 		6
0 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 Cameroon
Mozambique 		Blaise Nkwenti
Franco Mata 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 Cameroon
Mozambique 		Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene 		4
6 		64
77 		   

7th to 8th playoffs[edit]

Rwanda vs. Algeria[edit]


Rwanda
0 		Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[20]
23 June
Clay
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Algeria 		Ernest Habiyambere
Nazim Makhlouf 		2
6 		0
6 		   
2 Rwanda
Algeria 		Olivier Havugimana
Mohamed Hassan 		2
6 		3
6 		   
3 Rwanda
Algeria 		Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Youcef Ghezal / Youcef Rihane 		      not
played

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Benin v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Nigeria v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Benin v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Nigeria v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Benin v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Rwanda v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Kenya v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Algeria v Namibia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Kenya v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Namibia v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Algeria v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Namibia v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Kenya v Namibia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Algeria v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Kenya v Algeria". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Mozambique v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Benin v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Namibia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Cameroon v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Rwanda v Algeria". daviscup.com.

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