# 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

* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria

### Inactive nations

* Angola
* Burkina Faso
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Sudan
* Togo
* Uganda
* Zambia

## Draw

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 |
| Morocco (68)  Algeria (80) | Benin (83)  Namibia (84) | Madagascar (101)  Mozambique (105) | Nigeria (113)  Botswana (119) | Cameroon (122)  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
### Group A
#### Morocco vs. Mozambique

| Morocco 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Namibia 2 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Morocco 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Mozambique 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay | 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 / Étienne Teboh 3 6 2 6 ||||

#### Namibia vs. Cameroon

| Namibia 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay | 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 Étienne Teboh 7 5 4 6 6 4       3 Jean Erasmus / Tuki Jacobs Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Morocco vs. Nigeria

| Morocco 2 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay | Nigeria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yassine Idmbarek Sylvester Emmanuel 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 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

| Namibia 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Nigeria 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay | Cameroon 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sylvester Emmanuel Augustin Ntouba 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$         2 Moses Michael Blaise Nkwenti 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^3$         3 Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu Blaise Nkwenti / Étienne Teboh 6 4 6 2 ||||

#### Mozambique vs. Nigeria

| Mozambique 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Morocco 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay | Cameroon 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Khalid Alouch Étienne Teboh 6 2 6 3         2 Amine Ahouda Blaise Nkwenti 6 1 6 0         3 Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni Augustin Ntouba / Étienne Teboh 2 6 7 5 6 4 ||||

### Group B
#### Algeria vs. Madagascar

| Algeria 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Benin 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 11 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Algeria 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Madagascar 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 12 July 2016 Clay | 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 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 1       3 Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy / Antso Rakotondramanga Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 4 6 6 3 6 3 ||||

#### Algeria vs. Botswana

| Algeria 2 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay | 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 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 5 7 7 5 ||||

#### Benin vs. Kenya

| Benin 2 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 13 July 2016 Clay | 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$         3 Felix Hounkpevi / Magloire Yakpa Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego 6 3 4 6 3 6 ||||

#### Benin vs. Madagascar

| Benin 1 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Botswana 1 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 14 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Madagascar 3 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Algeria 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 15 July 2016 Clay | 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 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 0 3 6 ||||

## Play-offs

| 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
#### Morocco vs. Benin

| Morocco 2 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay | 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

| Namibia 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay | 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
#### Nigeria vs. Kenya

| Nigeria 2 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay | 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||

### 7th−8th
#### Cameroon vs. Algeria

| Cameroon 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay | Algeria 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Étienne 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
#### Mozambique vs. Botswana

| Mozambique 0 | Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar 16 July 2016 Clay | 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 ||||