# 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Teniski Klub 'MLADOST', Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 19–23, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana, July 26–30, on outdoor hard courts.

## Format

The eight teams in the Gaborone tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2007. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2007.

## Pool A

| | Pool A | DEN | NAM | TUN | RWA |
| 1 | Denmark (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Namibia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Tunisia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Rwanda (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |

### Denmark vs. Rwanda

| Denmark 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rasmus Nørby Eric Hagenimana 6 2 6 1     2 Frederik Nielsen Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 0 6 0     3 Jacob Melskens / Martin Pedersen Alain Hakizimana / Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Namibia

| Tunisia 1 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | Namibia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Johan Theron 6 2 6 3     2 Malek Jaziri Jurgens Strydom 2 6 2 6     3 Haythem Abid / Hakim Rezgui Henrico Du Plessis / Jurgens Strydom 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Namibia

| Denmark 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | Namibia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rasmus Nørby Johan Theron 6 0 6 1     2 Frederik Nielsen Jurgens Strydom 7 6 6 0     3 Frederik Nielsen / Rasmus Nørby Henrico Du Plessis / Herman Kuschke 6 2 3 0    retired ||||

### Tunisia vs. Rwanda

| Tunisia 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Hakim Rezgui Eric Hagenimana 6 0 7 6     2 Haythem Abid Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 2 6 2     3 Haythem Abid / Wael Kilani Alain Hakizimana / Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana 6 1 6 0 ||||

### Denmark vs. Tunisia

| Denmark 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | Tunisia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rasmus Nørby Hakim Rezgui 6 4 6 4     2 Frederik Nielsen Haythem Abid 6 3 6 4     3 Jacob Melskens / Martin Pedersen Wael Kilani / Hakim Rezgui 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Namibia vs. Rwanda

| Namibia 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henrico Du Plessis Eric Hagenimana 6 2 5 7 6 4   2 Jurgens Strydom Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 2 6 1     3 Henrico Du Plessis / Johan Theron Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana 6 7 6 3 6 2 ||||

## Pool B

| | Pool B | NGR | GHA | CIV | BOT |
| 1 | Nigeria (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ghana (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast (2–1) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Botswana (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |

### Ivory Coast vs. Botswana

| Ivory Coast 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Charles Irie Bokang Setshogo 6 4 6 4     2 Claude N'Goran Phenyo Matong 6 4 6 1     3 Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Onkabetse Matong / Uyapo Nleya 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Ghana vs. Nigeria

| Ghana 1 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 26 July 2006 Hard | Nigeria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gunther Darkey Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 4 6 4     2 Henry Adjei-Darko Jonathan Igbinovia 1 6 6 3 3 6   3 Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Jonathan Igbinovia 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 1 6 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria

| Ivory Coast 0 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | Nigeria 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Charles Irie Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 7 6 3 0 6   2 Claude N'Goran Jonathan Igbinovia 2 6 4 6     3 Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Jonathan Igbinovia 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Ghana vs. Botswana

| Ghana 2 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 27 July 2006 Hard | Botswana 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Gunther Darkey Bokang Setshogo 0 5     retired  2 Mohammed Salifu Phenyo Matong 6 7 6 0 6 1   3 Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Ghana

| Ivory Coast 0 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | Ghana 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Terence Nugent Gunther Darkey 1 6 2 6     2 Charles Irie Henry Adjei-Darko 2 6 4 6     3 Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey 6 4 4 6 5 7 ||||

### Nigeria vs. Botswana

| Nigeria 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 28 July 2006 Hard | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Bokang Setshogo 6 3 6 3     2 Jonathan Igbinovia Phenyo Matong 6 3 6 0     3 Sunday Maku / Lawal Shehu Onkabetse Matong / Uyapo Nleya 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 1st–4th Play-off | DEN | NGR | GHA | NAM |
| 1 | Denmark (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Nigeria (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Ghana (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Namibia (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
Denmark and Nigeria promoted to Group II in 2007.

### Denmark vs. Nigeria

| Denmark 2 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 29 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 29 July 2006 Hard | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rasmus Nørby Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 2 6 2     2 Frederik Nielsen Jonathan Igbinovia 1 6 2 6     3 Frederik Nielsen / Rasmus Nørby Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Jonathan Igbinovia 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Namibia vs. Ghana

| Namibia 0 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 29 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 29 July 2006 Hard | Ghana 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henrico Du Plessis Gunther Darkey 2 6 2 6     2 Jurgens Strydom Henry Adjei-Darko 3 6 2 6     3 Henrico Du Plessis / Jurgens Strydom Henry Adjei-Darko / Gunther Darkey 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Ghana

| Denmark 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | Ghana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rasmus Nørby Gunther Darkey 6 4 6 4     2 Frederik Nielsen Henry Adjei-Darko 3 6 6 3 7 5   3 Jacob Melskens / Martin Pedersen Emmanuel Mensah / Mohammed Salifu 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Namibia vs. Nigeria

| Namibia 1 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | Nigeria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Henrico Du Plessis Abdul-Mumin Babalola 3 6 3 6     2 Jurgens Strydom Jonathan Igbinovia 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 4 3 6   3 Henrico Du Plessis / Jurgens Strydom Jonathan Igbinovia / Lawal Shehu 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

## Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
| | 5th–8th Play-off | TUN | CIV | BOT | RWA |
| 1 | Tunisia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Botswana (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Rwanda (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
Botswana and Rwanda relegated to Group IV in 2007.

### Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast

| Tunisia 2 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 29 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 29 July 2006 Hard | Ivory Coast 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wael Kilani Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 4 6 2     2 Haythem Abid Charles Irie 6 4 6 2     3 Haythem Abid / Hakim Rezgui Claude N'Goran / Terence Nugent 6 4 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Rwanda vs. Botswana

| Rwanda 0 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | Botswana 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana Bokang Setshogo 2 6 1 6     2 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Phenyo Matong 6 3 3 6 1 6   3 Jean-Claude Gasigwa / Alain Hakizimana Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Botswana

| Tunisia 3 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wael Kilani Bokang Setshogo 6 2 2 6 6 4   2 Haythem Abid Phenyo Matong 6 2 6 0     3 Haythem Abid / Wael Kilani Phenyo Matong / Uyapo Nleya 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Rwanda vs. Ivory Coast

| Rwanda 0 | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana 30 July 2006 Hard | Ivory Coast 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana Charles Irie 2 6 0 6     2 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Claude N'Goran 2 6 3 6     3 Alain Hakizimana / Jean-Paul Nshimiyimana Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 2 6 3 6 ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Denmark |
| 2 | Nigeria |
| 3 | Ghana |
| 4 | Namibia |
| 5 | Tunisia |
| 6 | Ivory Coast |
| 7 | Botswana |
| 8 | Rwanda |
* Denmark and Nigeria promoted to Group II in 2007.
* Botswana and Rwanda relegated to Group IV in 2007.