# 2023 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group V

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 5 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2023. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Kinshasa, DR Congo from 21 to 24 June 2023.

## Participating nations

* Burundi
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Seychelles
* Tanzania
* Uganda

## Draw

Date: 21–24 June 2023
Location: Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo (Clay)
Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of three teams and nations will play each team once in their pool. Nations finishing first of each pool will enter promotional play-offs, with the first of Pool A facing the first of Pool D and the first of Pool B facing the first of Pool C, and the two winners will be promoted to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation |
| 1 | Gabon |
| 1 | Uganda |
| 1 | Mauritius |
| 1 | Congo |
| 2 | Djibouti |
| 2 | Madagascar |
| 2 | DR Congo |
| 2 | Seychelles |
| 3 | Tanzania |
| 3 | Lesotho |
| 3 | Ethiopia |
| 3 | Burundi |
* $^1$Davis Cup Rankings as of

### Round Robin
#### Pool A

| | GAB | TAN | DJI | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Gabon | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 (%) | – (%) | 1 |
| Tanzania | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 (%) | – (%) | 2 |
| Djibouti | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 0–6 (%) | – (%) | 3 |

#### Pool B

| | MAD | LES | UGA | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Madagascar | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 (%) | – (%) | 1 |
| Lesotho | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 (%) | – (%) | 2 |
| Uganda | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 1–5 (%) | – (%) | 3 |

#### Pool C

| | COD | ETH | MRI | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| DR Congo | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 (%) | – (%) | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 (%) | – (%) | 2 |
| Mauritius | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 0–6 (%) | – (%) | 3 |

#### Pool D

| | BDI | CGO | SEY | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Burundi | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 (%) | – (%) | 1 |
| Congo | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 (%) | – (%) | 2 |
| Seychelles | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 0–6 (%) | – (%) | 3 |
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

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Madagascar | 1–2 | DR Congo |
| Promotional | Gabon | 0–2 | Burundi |
| Fifth | Tanzania | 0–2 | Congo |
| Seventh | Lesotho | 2–1 | Ethiopia |
| Ninth | Uganda | 0–2 | Mauritius |
| Eleventh | Djibouti | 0–2 | Seychelles |
* Burundi and DR Congo were promoted to 2024 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV.

## Round Robin
### Pool A
#### Djibouti vs. Tanzania

| Djibouti 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Tanzania 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Osman Omar Ali Omari Hamis Sulle 0 6 1 6     2 Umberto Rizzo Frank Mshanga 0 6 1 6     3 Kahen Mohamed Ibrahim / Osman Omar Ali Yusuph Godwin / Rahim Salehe 2 6 1 6 ||||

#### Gabon vs. Tanzania

| Gabon 3 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Tanzania 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lyold Obiang Ondo Omari Hamis Sulle 6 2 6 1     2 Herve Antchandie Frank Mshanga 6 3 6 1     3 Rene Antchandie / Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa Yusuph Godwin / Rahim Salehe 6 4 6 0 ||||

#### Gabon vs. Djibouti

| Gabon 3 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Djibouti 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rene Antchandie Osman Omar Ali 6 1 6 0     2 Kryce-Didier Momo-Kassa Umberto Rizzo 6 1 6 0     3 Herve Antchandie / Lyold Obiang Ondo Osman Omar Ali / Umberto Rizzo 6 0 6 0 ||||

### Pool B
#### Madagascar vs. Lesotho

| Madagascar 3 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Lesotho 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Romeo Rakotomalala Neo Makhakhe 3 6 6 2 6 3   2 Lucas Andriamasilalao Mpho Leshoele 6 0 6 3     3 Nicolas Raharivony / Fenosoa Rasendra Andrianantenaina Khojane Elliott Khethisa / Bishop Mosebi 6 2 6 0 ||||

#### Uganda vs. Lesotho

| Uganda 1 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Lesotho 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Frank Tayebwa Neo Makhakhe 6 4 6 2     2 Trevor Solomon Kazibwe Bishop Mosebi 2 6 3 6     3 Trevor Solomon Kazibwe / Frank Tayebwa Mpho Leshoele / Bishop Mosebi 6 3 0 6 4 6 ||||

#### Uganda vs. Madagascar

| Uganda 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Madagascar 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Frank Tayebwa Fenosoa Rasendra Andrianantenaina 5 7 2 6     2 Trevor Solomon Kazibwe Lucas Andriamasilalao 0 6 2 6     3 Paul Ssekandi / Troy Adrian Zziwa Nicolas Raharivony / Romeo Rakotomalala 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Pool C
#### DR Congo vs. Ethiopia

| DR Congo 3 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Ethiopia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Arnold Ikondo Moke Yabets Kebede 1 6 6 4 2 1  retired 2 Christian Saidi Abdella Nedim Mohammed 4 6 6 3 6 0   3 William Bushamuka / Sarma Nkulufa Da Silva Teame Gebresilase / Abdella Nedim Mohammed       w/o ||||

#### Mauritius vs. Ethiopia

| Mauritius 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Ethiopia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Loic Gebert Teame Gebresilase 6 4 3 6 2 6   2 Jake Lam Hau Ching Abdella Nedim Mohammed 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 3 6     3 Leon Samuel Ava / Rushil Seewoosurrun Teame Gebresilase / Yabets Kebede 2 6 4 6 ||||

#### Mauritius vs. DR Congo

| Mauritius 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | DR Congo 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Loic Gebert Christian Saidi 0 6 2 6     2 Jake Lam Hau Ching William Bushamuka 2 6 0 6     3 Leon Samuel Ava / Rushil Seewoosurrun William Bushamuka / Sarma Nkulufa Da Silva 2 6 0 6 ||||

### Pool D
#### Seychelles vs. Burundi

| Seychelles 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 21 June 2023 Clay | Burundi 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mikael Vince Gomme Allan Gatoto 0 6 1 6     2 Marcus Maria Guy Orly Iradukunda 0 6 0 6     3 Matteo Lavigne / Jamal Nibourette Guy Orly Iradukunda / Abdoul Shakur Malick 1 6 0 6 ||||

#### Congo vs. Burundi

| Congo 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 22 June 2023 Clay | Burundi 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Brasny Ntomosso Allan Gatoto 0 6 3 6     2 Eytan Miessen Guy Orly Iradukunda 0 6 3 6     3 Eytan Miessen / Brasny Ntomosso Allan Gatoto / Guy Orly Iradukunda 2 6 1 6 ||||

#### Congo vs. Seychelles

| Congo 3 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 23 June 2023 Clay | Seychelles 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Brasny Ntomosso Matteo Lavigne 3 6 6 0 6 0   2 Eytan Miessen Travis Gunatilake 6 0 6 0     3 Michael Bolidard Ibakakomboyo-Ayessa / Brasny Ntomosso Matteo Lavigne / Marcus Maria 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3 ||||

## Play-offs
### Promotional play-offs
#### Madagascar vs. DR Congo

| Madagascar 1 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | DR Congo 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fenosoa Rasendra Andrianantenaina Christian Saidi 7 5 6 2     2 Lucas Andriamasilalao William Bushamuka 2 6 3 6     3 Lucas Andriamasilalao / Nicolas Raharivony William Bushamuka / Sarma Nkulufa Da Silva 2 6 1 6 ||||

#### Gabon vs. Burundi

| Gabon 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Burundi 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Lyold Obiang Ondo Allan Gatoto 2 6 6 3 4 6   2 Herve Antchandie Guy Orly Iradukunda 1 6 2 6     3 Herve Antchandie / Lyold Obiang Ondo Allan Gatoto / Guy Orly Iradukunda       not played ||||

### Fifth place play-off
#### Tanzania vs. Congo

| Tanzania 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Congo 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Omari Hamis Sulle Brasny Ntomosso 2 6 4 6     2 Frank Mshanga Eytan Miessen 5 7 6 3 2 6   3 Yusuph Godwin / Rahim Salehe Eytan Miessen / Brasny Ntomosso       not played ||||

### Seventh place play-off
#### Lesotho vs. Ethiopia

| Lesotho 2 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Ethiopia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Neo Makhakhe Yabets Kebede 7 5 5 7 2 6   2 Mpho Leshoele Abdella Nedim Mohammed 4 6 6 4 6 4   3 Khojane Elliott Khethisa / Mpho Leshoele Teame Gebresilase / Abdella Nedim Mohammed 6 3 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2 ||||

### Ninth place play-off
#### Uganda vs. Mauritius

| Uganda 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Mauritius 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Troy Adrian Zziwa Rushil Seewoosurrun 3 6 7 5 0 6   2 Paul Ssekandi Jake Lam Hau Ching 1 6 3 6     3 Trevor Solomon Kazibwe / Frank Tayebwa Leon Samuel Ava / Loic Gebert       not played ||||

### Eleventh place play-off
#### Djibouti vs. Seychelles

| Djibouti 0 | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Cercle de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 24 June 2023 Clay | Seychelles 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Osman Omar Ali Matteo Lavigne 1 6 1 6     2 Umberto Rizzo Marcus Maria 3 6 1 6     3 Tannwir Abdoul-Bari / Dante Collaros Travis Gunatilake / Marcus Maria ||||

## Final placements

| Placing | Teams | Teams |
| Promoted/First | Burundi | DR Congo |
| Third | Gabon | Madagascar |
| Fifth | Congo | Congo |
| Sixth | Tanzania | Tanzania |
| Seventh | Lesotho | Lesotho |
| Eighth | Ethiopia | Ethiopia |
| Ninth | Mauritius | Mauritius |
| Tenth | Uganda | Uganda |
| Eleventh | Seychelles | Seychelles |
| Twelfth | Djibouti | Djibouti |
* Burundi and DR Congo were promoted to 2024 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV.