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

Inactive nations

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
  1.  Morocco (68)
  2.  Algeria (80)
  1.  Benin (83)
  2.  Namibia (84)
  1.  Madagascar (101)
  2.  Mozambique (105)
  1.  Nigeria (113)
  2.  Botswana (119)
  1.  Cameroon (122)
  2.  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

Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Mozambique
Yassine Idmbarek
Jossefa Simao Elias
6
2
6
2
       
2 Morocco
Mozambique
Amine Ahouda
Hercilio Rafael Seda
6
1
6
0
       
3 Morocco
Mozambique
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

Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Nigeria
Jean Erasmus
Sylvester Emmanuel
2
6
3
6
       
2 Namibia
Nigeria
Tuki Jacobs
Moses Michael
6
3
6
4
       
3 Namibia
Nigeria
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

Namibia
0
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Namibia
Yassine Idmbarek
Jean Erasmus
6
1
6
3
       
2 Morocco
Namibia
Amine Ahouda
Tuki Jacobs
6
3
6
4
       
3 Morocco
Namibia
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

Cameroon
3
1 2 3
1 Mozambique
Cameroon
Jossefa Simao Elias
Blaise Nkwenti
1
6
0
6
       
2 Mozambique
Cameroon
Hercilio Rafael Seda
Augustin Ntouba
2
6
2
6
       
3 Mozambique
Cameroon
Jossefa Simao Elias / Bruno Figueiredo
Augustin Ntouba / Etienne Teboh
3
6
2
6
       

Namibia vs. Cameroon


Namibia
3
Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
13 July 2016
Clay

Cameroon
0
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Cameroon
Jean Erasmus
Blaise Nkwenti
5
7
6
3
6
4
     
2 Namibia
Cameroon
Tuki Jacobs
Etienne Teboh
7
5
4
6
6
4
     
3 Namibia
Cameroon
Jean Erasmus / Tuki Jacobs
Augustin Ntouba / Etienne Teboh
6
3
6
2
       

Morocco vs. Nigeria


Morocco
2
Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
13 July 2016
Clay

Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Nigeria
Yassine Idmbarek
Sylvester Emmanuel
65
77
6
1
6
0
     
2 Morocco
Nigeria
Amine Ahouda
Moses Michael
6
1
6
1
       
3 Morocco
Nigeria
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

Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Mozambique
Jean Erasmus
Jossefa Simao Elias
6
1
6
1
       
2 Namibia
Mozambique
Tuki Jacobs
Hercilio Rafael Seda
6
0
6
0
       
3 Namibia
Mozambique
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

Cameroon
0
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Cameroon
Sylvester Emmanuel
Augustin Ntouba
6
4
77
64
       
2 Nigeria
Cameroon
Moses Michael
Blaise Nkwenti
7
5
77
63
       
3 Nigeria
Cameroon
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu
Blaise Nkwenti / Etienne Teboh
6
4
6
2
       

Mozambique vs. Nigeria


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

Nigeria
3
1 2 3
1 Mozambique
Nigeria
Armindo Junior Nhavene
Sylvester Emmanuel
1
6
1
6
       
2 Mozambique
Nigeria
Jossefa Simao Elias
Moses Michael
1
6
4
6
       
3 Mozambique
Nigeria
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

Cameroon
0
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Cameroon
Khalid Alouch
Etienne Teboh
6
2
6
3
       
2 Morocco
Cameroon
Amine Ahouda
Blaise Nkwenti
6
1
6
0
       
3 Morocco
Cameroon
Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni
Augustin Ntouba / Etienne Teboh
2
6
7
5
6
4
     

Group B

Algeria vs. Madagascar


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

Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Madagascar
Youcef Ghezal
Jacob Rasolondrazana
1
6
4
6
       
2 Algeria
Madagascar
Mohamed Hassan
Antso Rakotondramanga
0
6
0
6
       
3 Algeria
Madagascar
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

Botswana
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Botswana
Loic Didavi
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
6
2
7
5
       
2 Benin
Botswana
Alexis Klegou
Phenyo Matong
6
1
6
1
       
3 Benin
Botswana
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

Benin
3
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Benin
Youcef Rihane
Loic Didavi
3
6
4
6
       
2 Algeria
Benin
Mohamed Hassan
Alexis Klegou
2
6
4
6
       
3 Algeria
Benin
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

Kenya
0
1 2 3
1 Madagascar
Kenya
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Kevin Cheruiyot
6
0
6
4
       
2 Madagascar
Kenya
Antso Rakotondramanga
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
4
6
710
68
6
1
     
3 Madagascar
Kenya
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

Botswana
1
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Botswana
Youcef Rihane
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
6
2
1
6
6
1
     
2 Algeria
Botswana
Mohamed Hassan
Phenyo Matong
5
7
2
6
       
3 Algeria
Botswana
Youcef Ghezal / Youcef Rihane
Phenyo Matong / Lefa Ashley Sibanda
79
67
5
7
7
5
     

Benin vs. Kenya


Benin
2
Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
13 July 2016
Clay

Kenya
1
1 2 3
1 Benin
Kenya
Loic Didavi
Kevin Cheruiyot
6
2
6
4
       
2 Benin
Kenya
Alexis Klegou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
6
3
77
63
       
3 Benin
Kenya
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

Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1 Benin
Madagascar
Loic Didavi
Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
2
6
3
       
2 Benin
Madagascar
Alexis Klegou
Antso Rakotondramanga
6
3
3
6
5
7
     
3 Benin
Madagascar
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

Kenya
2
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Kenya
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
6
4
6
3
       
2 Botswana
Kenya
Phenyo Matong
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
4
6
0
6
       
3 Botswana
Kenya
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

Botswana
0
1 2 3
1 Madagascar
Botswana
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
Lefa Ashley Sibanda
6
0
6
1
       
2 Madagascar
Botswana
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Phenyo Matong
6
3
6
2
       
3 Madagascar
Botswana
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

Kenya
3
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Kenya
Youcef Ghezal
Kevin Cheruiyot
4
6
2
6
       
2 Algeria
Kenya
Mohamed Hassan
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
4
6
1
6
       
3 Algeria
Kenya
Mohamed Hassan / Youcef Rihane
Olivier Kigotho / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
63
77
6
0
3
6
     

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Morocco2–0 Benin
Promotional Namibia0–2 Madagascar
5th–6th Nigeria2–1 Kenya
7th–8th Cameroon0–2 Algeria
9th–10th Mozambique0–2 Botswana

Promotional

Morocco vs. Benin


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

Benin
0
1 2 3
1 Morocco
Benin
Yassine Idmbarek
Loic Didavi
6
2
6
0
       
2 Morocco
Benin
Amine Ahouda
Alexis Klegou
6
3
6
4
       
3 Morocco
Benin
Khalid Alouch / Ayoub Chakrouni
Loic Didavi / Alexis Klegou
          not
played

Namibia vs. Madagascar


Namibia
0
Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
16 July 2016
Clay

Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1 Namibia
Madagascar
Jean Erasmus
Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy
1
6
2
6
       
2 Namibia
Madagascar
Tuki Jacobs
Antso Rakotondramanga
2
6
6
2
3
6
     
3 Namibia
Madagascar
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

Kenya
1
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Kenya
Sylvester Emmanuel
Kevin Cheruiyot
6
1
2
6
6
4
     
2 Nigeria
Kenya
Moses Michael
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
2
6
2
6
       
3 Nigeria
Kenya
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Lawal Shehu
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
6
1
3
6
77
63
     

7th−8th

Cameroon vs. Algeria


Cameroon
0
Antananarivo University, Antananarivo, Madagascar
16 July 2016
Clay

Algeria
2
1 2 3
1 Cameroon
Algeria
Etienne Teboh
Youcef Rihane
2
6
3
6
       
2 Cameroon
Algeria
Augustin Ntouba
Mohamed Hassan
3
6
3
6
       
3 Cameroon
Algeria
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

Botswana
2
1 2 3
1 Mozambique
Botswana
Bruno Figuriredo
Aobakwe Lekang
1
6
1
6
       
2 Mozambique
Botswana
Hercilio Rafael Seda
Phenyo Matong
2
6
5
7
       
3 Mozambique
Botswana
Jossefa Simao Elias / Hercilio Rafael Seda
Bayani Moilwa / Lefa Ashley Sibanda
          not
played

References

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