# 2010 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was divided into a European zone and an African zone. The Group III Africa tournament was held in Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco, May 5–8, on outdoor clay courts.

## Format

The fourteen teams played in four groups, in round-robin format. Each tie consisted of two singles and one doubles match, each best-of-three sets. The winners of Groups A and B and the winners of Groups C and D then played off for promotion to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II for 2011.

## Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts |
| Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Ivory Coast vs. Kenya

| Ivory Coast 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Terence Nugent Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 3 6 2     2 Valentin Sanon Gilbert Kibet 6 0 6 0     3 Terence Nugent / Valentin Sanon Gilbert Kibet / Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Morocco vs. Ivory Coast

| Morocco 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Ivory Coast 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rabie Chaki Terence Nugent 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3     2 Reda El Amrani Valentin Sanon 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^1$     3 Talal Ouahabi / Mehdi Ziadi Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Morocco vs. Kenya

| Morocco 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Kenya 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mehdi Ziadi Dennis Ochieng 6 0 6 0     2 Talal Ouahabi Francis Thuku Mwangi 6 0 6 0     3 Rabie Chaki / Reda El Amrani Francis Thuku Mwangi / Yash Rawal 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts |
| Madagascar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Botswana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |

### Madagascar vs. Congo

| Madagascar 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Congo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Erick Counil Alain Bemba 6 1 6 0     2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Peity Chatrian Gnitou 6 2 6 1     3 Thierry Rajaobelina / Antso Rakotondramanga Alain Bemba / Peity Chatrian Gnitou 6 0 6 2 ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Botswana

| Zimbabwe 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Benjamin Lock Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 0 6 0     2 Mark Fynn Thabiso Mabaka 6 0 6 0     3 Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga Bakang Mosinyi / Shingirai Muzondiwa 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe

| Madagascar 2 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Zimbabwe 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Thierry Rajaobelina Admire Mushonga 6 4 6 1     2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Mark Fynn 6 4 6 2     3 Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 4 3 6 ||||

### Botswana vs. Congo

| Botswana 2 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Congo 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lefa Ashley Sibanda Habib-Gildas Lhebath 6 0 6 0     2 Shingirai Muzondiwa Peity Chatrian Gnitou 7 5 3 6 6 3   3 Thabiso Mabaka / Bakang Mosinyi Alain Bemba / Peity Chatrian Gnitou 5 7 6 3 4 6 ||||

### Madagascar vs. Botswana

| Madagascar 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Antso Rakotondramanga Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 0 6 1     2 Erick Counil Shingirai Muzondiwa 6 0 6 0     3 Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana Thabiso Mabaka / Bakang Mosinyi 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Zimbabwe vs. Congo

| Zimbabwe 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Congo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Benjamin Lock Evence Kamessa 6 1 6 0     2 Mark Fynn Peity Chatrian Gnitou 6 2 6 2     3 Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga Alain Bemba / Habib-Gildas Lhebath 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts |
| Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Benin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |

### Tunisia vs. Benin

| Tunisia 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Benin 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Théophile Segodo 6 1 6 0     2 Malek Jaziri Loic Didavi 6 2 6 0     3 Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri Marc Houngbo / Christophe Pognon 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Ghana vs. Cameroon

| Ghana 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Cameroon 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Salifu Germain Ayinda 7 5 6 3     2 Henry Adjei-Darko Célestin Nkoueleue 6 0 6 0     3 Emmanuel Mensah / Menford Owusu Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Ghana

| Tunisia 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Ghana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Mohammed Salifu 7 5 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$     2 Malek Jaziri Henry Adjei-Darko 6 4 7 5     3 Ouassim Derbal / Ahmed Triki Emmanuel Mensah / Menford Owusu 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Cameroon vs. Benin

| Cameroon 1 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Benin 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Germain Ayinda Christophe Pognon 2 6 4 6     2 Célestin Nkoueleue Loic Didavi 6 4 0 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$   3 Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh Loic Didavi / Théophile Segodo 6 4 5 7 1 6 ||||

### Tunisia vs. Cameroon

| Tunisia 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Cameroon 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Augustin Ntouba 6 0 6 1     2 Malek Jaziri Germain Ayinda 6 2 6 0     3 Ouassim Derbal / Ahmed Triki Célestin Nkoueleue / Augustin Ntouba 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Ghana vs. Benin

| Ghana 1 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Benin 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammed Salifu Christophe Pognon 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 1 6   2 Henry Adjei-Darko Loic Didavi 6 0 6 0     3 Henry Adjei-Darko / Mohammed Salifu Loic Didavi / Christophe Pognon 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 ||||

## Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Pts |
| Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Nigeria vs. Rwanda

| Nigeria 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 5 May 2010 Clay | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Justin Ntaberanwa 6 2 6 2     2 Sunday Emmanuel Olivier Nkunda 6 3 6 1     3 Candy Idoko / Lawal Shehu Dieu-Donne Habiyambere / Olivier Nkunda 6 1 6 2 ||||

### Algeria vs. Nigeria

| Algeria 2 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 6 May 2010 Clay | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdelhak Hameurlaïne Abdul-Mumin Babalola 6 3 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6   2 Ouassel Hared Sunday Emmanuel 6 2 6 4     3 Ouassel Hared / Slimane Saoudi Candy Idoko / Lawal Shehu 3 6 7 5 7 5 ||||

### Algeria vs. Rwanda

| Algeria 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 7 May 2010 Clay | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdelhak Hameurlaïne Dieu-Donne Habiyambere 6 0 6 2     2 Slimane Saoudi Olivier Nkunda 6 1 6 1     3 Ahmed Ouadane / Slimane Saoudi Mele Bizimana / Olivier Nkunda 6 1 6 1 ||||

## Promotion Playoffs
### Morocco vs. Madagascar

| Morocco 2 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Madagascar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rabie Chaki Antso Rakotondramanga 6 1 6 4     2 Reda El Amrani Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 0 6 1     3 Rabie Chaki / Reda El Amrani Antso Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana       not played ||||

### Tunisia vs. Algeria

| Tunisia 2 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Algeria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Haythem Abid Ouassel Hared 6 3 6 2     2 Malek Jaziri Slimane Saoudi 6 4 6 2     3 Haythem Abid / Malek Jaziri Ahmed Ouadane / Slimane Saoudi       not played ||||
Morocco and Tunisia promoted to Group II for 2011.

## 5th–8th Playoff
### Nigeria vs. Benin

| Nigeria 2 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Benin 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola Christophe Pognon 5 7 2 6     2 Sunday Emmanuel Loic Didavi 6 2 6 2     3 Candy Idoko / Lawal Shehu Marc Houngbo / Christophe Pognon 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Ivory Coast vs. Zimbabwe

| Ivory Coast 0 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Zimbabwe 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Benjamin Lock 2 6 3 6     2 Terence Nugent Mark Fynn 6 4 4 6 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$   3 Terence Nugent / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba Mark Fynn / Admire Mushonga       not played ||||

## 9th–12th Playoff
### Ghana vs. Rwanda

| Ghana 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Rwanda 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Menford Owusu Dieu-Donne Habiyambere 6 2 5 7 6 0   2 Emmanuel Mensah Olivier Nkunda 6 2 6 2     3 Emmanuel Mensah / Menford Owusu Mele Bizimana / Justin Ntaberanwa 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Kenya vs. Botswana

| Kenya 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Botswana 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Francis Thuku Mwangi Thabiso Mabaka 6 3 6 3     2 Gilbert Kibet Shingirai Muzondiwa 6 4 6 3     3 Dennis Ochieng / Yash Rawal Bakang Mosinyi / Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 4 3 6 6 4 ||||

## 13th–14th Playoff
### Cameroon vs. Congo

| Cameroon 3 | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 8 May 2010 Clay | Congo 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Augustin Ntouba Evence Kamessa 6 1 6 0     2 Germain Ayinda Habib-Gildas Lhebath 6 1 6 0     3 Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh Alain Bemba / Peity Chatrian Gnitou 7 5 7 5 ||||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Morocco |
| 1 | Tunisia |
| 3 | Algeria |
| 3 | Madagascar |
| 5 | Nigeria |
| 5 | Zimbabwe |
| 7 | Benin |
| 7 | Ivory Coast |
| 9 | Ghana |
| 9 | Kenya |
| 11 | Botswana |
| 11 | Rwanda |
| 13 | Cameroon |
| 14 | Congo |
* Morocco and Tunisia were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2011.