2022 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
# 2022 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2022. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Algiers, Algeria, from 10 to 13 August 2022.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Benin
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Zimbabwe

## Draw

Date: 10–13 August 2022

Location: Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of two teams. Two pools of four teams and nations will play each team once in their group. The two group winners will automatically earn promotion to the World Group II play-offs in 2022. The two second-placed teams will fight for the third remaining promotion spot. The four teams finishing in third and last place will fight to avoid relegation to Africa Group IV.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 67 | 1 |
| 1 | Morocco | 67 | 1 |
| 2 | Benin | 75 | 3 |
| 2 | Kenya | 77 | 4 |
| 3 | Namibia | 82 | 5 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 90 | 6 |
| 4 | Algeria | 91 | 7 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 105 | 8 |

* $^1Davis$ Cup Rankings as of 7 March 2022

### Round Robin

**Pool A**

| | | CIV | ZIM | BEN | MOZ | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 14–5 (74%) | 105–70 (60%) | 1 |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 12–6 (67%) | 97–59 (62%) | 2 |
| 3 | Benin | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 11–8 (58%) | 95–75 (56%) | 3 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 0–3 | 0–18 (0%) | 15–108 (12%) | 4 |

**Pool B**

| | | MAR | NAM | ALG | KEN | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Morocco | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 18–1 (95%) | 113–53 (68%) | 1 |
| 5 | Namibia | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 9–12 (43%) | 98–98 (50%) | 2 |
| 7 | Algeria | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 9–14 (39%) | 93–116 (44%) | 3 |
| 4 | Kenya | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 5–14 (26%) | 63–100 (39%) | 4 |

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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st–2nd | Ivory Coast | 0–2 | Morocco |
| Promotion | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | Namibia |
| Relegation | Benin | 2–1 | Kenya |
| Relegation | Mozambique | 0–2 | Algeria |

* Ivory Coast, Morocco and Zimbabwe qualify for the 2023 Davis Cup World Group II Play-offs
* Kenya and Mozambique are relegated to 2023 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV

## Round Robin

### Pool A

**Zimbabwe vs. Ivory Coast**

| Zimbabwe 1 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Ivory Coast 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Courtney John Lock Abdoulaziz Bationo 3 6 4 6     2 Benjamin Lock Eliakim Coulibaly 6 1 6 4     3 Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock Abdoulaziz Bationo / Eliakim Coulibaly 4 6 $6^2$ $7^7$ ||||

**Benin vs. Mozambique**

| Benin 3 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Mozambique 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Patrick Agbo-Panzo Jaime Sigauque 6 0 6 0     2 Sylvestre Monnou Armando Sigauque 6 0 6 1     3 Alexis Klégou / Sylvestre Monnou Jossefa Simão Elias / Jaime Sigauque 6 1 6 2 ||||

**Zimbabwe vs. Benin**

| Zimbabwe 2 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Benin 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Sylvestre Monnou 3 6 4 6     2 Benjamin Lock Alexis Klégou 6 2 $7^8$ $6^6$     3 Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock Alexis Klégou / Sylvestre Monnou 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Mozambique vs. Ivory Coast**

| Mozambique 0 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Ivory Coast 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jaime Sigauque Abdoulaziz Bationo 1 6 2 6     2 Jossefa Simão Elias Eliakim Coulibaly 0 6 0 6     3 Jossefa Simão Elias / Jaime Sigauque Frédéric Coulibaly / Gueninle Abdoul Karim Ouattara 3 6 3 6 ||||

**Zimbabwe vs. Mozambique**

| Zimbabwe 3 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Mozambique 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda Jaime Sigauque 6 1 6 0     2 Benjamin Lock Jossefa Simão Elias 6 1 6 0     3 Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock Hercilio Rafael Seda / Jaime Sigauque 6 0 6 0 ||||

**Benin vs. Ivory Coast**

| Benin 1 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Ivory Coast 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sylvestre Monnou Abdoulaziz Bationo 4 6 6 4 2 6   2 Alexis Klégou Eliakim Coulibaly 2 6 5 7     3 Patrick Agbo-Panzo / Alexis Klégou Frédéric Coulibaly / Gueninle Abdoul Karim Ouattara $7^{13}$ $6^{11}$ 6 4 ||||

### Pool B

**Morocco vs. Algeria**

| Morocco 3 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Algeria 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Yassine Dlimi Toufik Sahtali 6 2 6 4     2 Adam Moundir Rayan Ghedjemis 6 2 3 6 6 3   3 Younes Lalami Laaroussi / Adam Moundir Samir Hamza Reguig / Toufik Sahtali 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Kenya vs. Namibia**

| Kenya 1 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 10 August 2022 Clay | Namibia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Albert Njogu Connor Henry van Schalkwyk 1 6 1 6     2 Kael Shalin Shah Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk 7 5 6 3     3 Derick Ominde / Keean Shah Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry van Schalkwyk 5 7 2 6 ||||

**Morocco vs. Kenya**

| Morocco 3 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Kenya 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Yassine Dlimi Albert Njogu 6 1 6 2     2 Adam Moundir Kael Shalin Shah 6 0 6 2     3 Younes Lalami Laaroussi / Adam Moundir Derick Ominde / Keean Shah 6 2 6 2 ||||

**Namibia vs. Algeria**

| Namibia 2 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 11 August 2022 Clay | Algeria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Connor Henry van Schalkwyk Toufik Sahtali 6 2 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 4   2 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Rayan Ghedjemis 3 6 6 1 3 6   3 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry van Schalkwyk Rayan Ghedjemis / Samir Hamza Reguig 6 3 3 6 6 3 ||||

**Morocco vs. Namibia**

| Morocco 3 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Namibia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Yassine Dlimi Connor Henry van Schalkwyk 7 5 6 2     2 Adam Moundir Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk 6 1 6 3     3 Walid Ahouda / Mehdi Benchakroun Steyn Dippenaar / Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 3 ||||

**Kenya vs. Algeria**

| Kenya 1 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 12 August 2022 Clay | Algeria 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Albert Njogu Samir Hazma Reguig 1 6 3 6     2 Kael Shalin Shah Rayan Ghedjemis $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6 5 7   3 Derick Ominde / Keean Shah Mohamed Amine Aïssa Khelifa / Toufik Sahtali       w/o ||||

## Play-offs

### 1st place play-off

**Ivory Coast vs. Morocco**

| Ivory Coast 0 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Morocco 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Gueninle Abdoul Karim Ouattara Walid Ahouda 3 6 6 4 4 6   2 Abdoulaziz Bationo Mehdi Benchakroun 2 6 3 6     3 Abdoulaziz Bationo / Gueninle Abdoul Karim Ouattara Yassine Dlimi / Younes Lalami Laaroussi       not played ||||

### Promotion play-off

**Namibia vs. Zimbabwe**

| Namibia 1 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Zimbabwe 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Connor Henry van Schalkwyk Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda 6 3 6 4     2 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Benjamin Lock 3 6 6 4 $6^2$ $7^7$   3 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry van Schalkwyk Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock 0 6 1 6 ||||

### Relegation play-offs

**Benin vs. Kenya**

| Benin 2 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Kenya 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Patrick Agbo-Panzo Keean Shah 6 0 6 3     2 Alexis Klégou Kael Shalin Shah 6 1 6 1     3 Patrick Agbo-Panzo / Sylvestre Monnou Albert Njogu / Derick Ominde $6^2$ $7^7$ 5 7 ||||

**Algeria vs. Mozambique**

| Algeria 2 | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Tennis Club de Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 13 August 2022 Clay | Mozambique 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Toufik Sahtali Jossefa Simão Elias 6 0 6 1     2 Samir Hamza Reguig Hercilio Rafael Seda 6 0 6 0     3 Mohamed Amine Aïssa Khelifa / Rayan Ghedjemis Jossefa Simão Elias / Jaime Sigauque       not played ||||
