2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 18 to 23 June 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2019.

Participating nations

Inactive nations

Draw

Date: 18–23 June

Location: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Seeding

Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1
 Benin 79 1
 Kenya 86 2
2
 Algeria 88 3
 Nigeria 102 4
3
 Namibia 106 5
 Rwanda 120 6
4
 Mozambique 122 7
 Cameroon 127 8
 Uganda NR 9
  • 1Davis Cup Rankings as of 9 April 2018

Pool A

  BEN NGR CMR RWA RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1  Benin 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 16–2 (89%) 110–58 (65%) 1
4  Nigeria 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 10–9 (53%) 85–82 (51%) 2
8  Cameroon 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 10–10 (50%) 99–89 (53%) 3
6  Rwanda 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–17 (11%) 44–109 (29%) 4

Pool B

  NAM KEN MOZ ALG UGA RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
5  Namibia 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 21–5 (81%) 151–94 (62%) 1
2  Kenya 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 21–4 (84%) 149–86 (63%) 2
7  Mozambique 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 8–19 (30%) 97–141 (41%) 3
3  Algeria 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 8–19 (30%) 105–145 (42%) 4
9  Uganda 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 9–20 (31%) 114–150 (43%) 5

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

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Benin1–2 Kenya
Promotional Nigeria1–2 Namibia
5th–6th Cameroon1–2 Mozambique
7th–8th Rwanda0–2 Algeria
9thN/A Uganda

Round robin

Benin vs. Cameroon


Benin
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[1]
19 June
Clay

Cameroon
1
1 2 3
1
Félix Hounkpèvi
Etienne Teboh
6
4
6
1
   
2
Alexis Klégou
Blaise Nkwenti
6
3
77
64
   
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Magloire Yakpa
Dieu ne Dort Midzie / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
66
78
62
77
   

Nigeria vs. Rwanda


Nigeria
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[2]
19 June
Clay

Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Sylvester Emmanuel
Ernest Habiyambere
6
1
7
5
   
2
Joseph Imeh Ubon
Olivier Havugimana
6
0
6
1
   
3
Christian Paul / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
6
1
6
2
   

Benin vs. Rwanda


Benin
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[3]
21 June
Clay

Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Delmas N'tcha
Etienne Niyigena
7
5
6
3
   
2
Alexis Klégou
Ernest Habiyambere
6
2
6
2
   
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Hamissi Gatete / Olivier Havugimana
6
0
6
2
   

Nigeria vs. Cameroon


Nigeria
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[4]
21 June
Clay

Cameroon
1
1 2 3
1
Sylvester Emmanuel
Etienne Teboh
6
4
6
4
   
2
Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti
2
6
1
6
   
3
Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
4
6
79
67
6
4
 

Benin vs. Nigeria


Benin
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[5]
22 June
Clay

Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1
Delmas N'tcha
Sylvester Emmanuel
6
4
6
3
   
2
Alexis Klégou
Christian Paul
6
2
6
1
   
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Joseph Imeh Ubon
6
3
6
3
   

Rwanda vs. Cameroon


Rwanda
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[6]
22 June
Clay

Cameroon
2
1 2 3
1
Ernest Habiyambere
Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
6
3
2
6
6
2
 
2
Olivier Havugimana
Blaise Nkwenti
1
6
2
6
   
3
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
3
6
0
6
   

Kenya vs. Uganda


Kenya
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[7]
18 June
Clay

Uganda
0
1 2 3
1
Sheil Kotecha
David Oringa
6
4
77
64
   
2
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Boris Aguma
6
2
6
1
   
3
Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Simon Peter Ayella / Frank Tayebwa
6
2
6
3
   

Algeria vs. Namibia


Algeria
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[8]
18 June
Clay

Namibia
3
1 2 3
1
Nazim Makhlouf
Jean Erasmus
0
6
2
6
   
2
Youcef Rihane
Tukhula Jacobs
3
6
4
6
   
3
Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
1
6
4
6
   

Kenya vs. Mozambique


Kenya
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[9]
19 June
Clay

Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Bruno Nhavene
6
2
6
2
   
2
Isamel Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Franco Mata
6
1
6
4
   
3
Kevin Cheruiyot / Sheil Kotecha
Jonas Alberto Júnior / Hercílio Rafael Seda
6
0
6
1
   

Namibia vs. Uganda


Namibia
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
19 June
Clay

Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Jean Erasmus
David Oringa
6
4
6
0
   
2
Tukhula Jacobs
Boris Aguma
6
1
6
1
   
3
Jean Erasmus / Gideon van Dyk
Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa
6
2
3
6
4
6
 

Algeria vs. Uganda


Algeria
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[11]
20 June
Clay

Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Nazim Makhlouf
David Oringa
6
4
6
1
   
2
Mohamed Hassan
Boris Aguma
7
5
3
6
6
3
 
3
Youcef Ghezal / Nazim Makhlouf
Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa
77
64
64
77
3
6
 

Namibia vs. Mozambique


Namibia
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[12]
20 June
Clay

Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1
Jean Erasmus
Bruno Nhavene
6
4
6
3
   
2
Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata
6
3
6
1
   
3
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene
78
66
6
4
   

Kenya vs. Namibia


Kenya
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[13]
21 June
Clay

Namibia
2
1 2 3
1
Sheil Kotecha
Jean Erasmus
7
5
6
3
   
2
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Tukhula Jacobs
62
77
3
6
   
3
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
5
7
710
68
5
7
 

Algeria vs. Mozambique


Algeria
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[14]
21 June
Clay

Mozambique
2
1 2 3
1
Nazim Makhlouf
Bruno Nhavene
6
0
77
64
   
2
Mohamed Hassan
Franco Mata
6
4
3
6
2
6
 
3
Youcef Ghezal / Nazim Makhlouf
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene
4
6
2
6
   

Kenya vs. Algeria


Kenya
3
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[15]
22 June
Clay

Algeria
0
1 2 3
1
Sheil Kotecha
Nazim Makhlouf
6
4
6
3
   
2
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Mohamed Hassan
6
3
6
0
   
3
Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan
6
2
7
5
   

Mozambique vs. Uganda


Mozambique
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[16]
22 June
Clay

Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Bruno Nhavene
David Oringa
1
6
6
3
77
63
 
2
Franco Mata
Boris Aguma
6
2
65
77
6
2
 
3
Jonas Alberto Júnior / Hercílio Rafael Seda
Boris Aguma / Simon Peter Ayella
0
6
0
6
   

Playoffs

Benin vs. Kenya


Benin
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[17]
23 June
Clay

Kenya
2
1 2 3
1
Delmas N'tcha
Sheil Kotecha
4
6
4
6
   
2
Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
77
62
6
4
   
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
3
6
6
3
4
6
 

Namibia vs. Nigeria


Namibia
2
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[18]
23 June
Clay

Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1
Jean Erasmus
Sylvester Emmanuel
1
6
2
6
   
2
Tukhula Jacobs
Christian Paul
6
1
3
2
   
retired
3
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon
77
61
6
4
   

Cameroon vs. Mozambique


Cameroon
1
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[19]
23 June
Clay

Mozambique
2
1 2 3
1
Dieu ne Dort Midzie
Bruno Nhavene
6
0
4
6
2
6
 
2
Blaise Nkwenti
Franco Mata
6
4
6
4
   
3
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene
4
6
64
77
   

Rwanda vs. Algeria


Rwanda
0
Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[20]
23 June
Clay

Algeria
2
1 2 3
1
Ernest Habiyambere
Nazim Makhlouf
2
6
0
6
   
2
Olivier Havugimana
Mohamed Hassan
2
6
3
6
   
3
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Youcef Ghezal / Youcef Rihane
      not
played

References

  1. "Benin v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  2. "Nigeria v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  3. "Benin v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
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  5. "Benin v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  6. "Rwanda v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  7. "Kenya v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  8. "Algeria v Namibia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Kenya v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  10. "Namibia v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  11. "Algeria v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  12. "Namibia v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  13. "Kenya v Namibia". daviscup.com.
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  15. "Kenya v Algeria". daviscup.com.
  16. "Mozambique v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  17. "Benin v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  18. "Namibia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
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