2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV
# 2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group IV

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 26 to 29 June 2019.

## Participating nations

* Botswana
* Cameroon
* Congo
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Rwanda
* Uganda

### Inactive nations

* Angola
* Burkina Faso
* Djibouti
* Ethiopia
* Ivory Coast
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Senegal
* Togo
* Zambia

## Draw

Date: 26–29 June

Location: Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (hard)

Format: Round-robin basis.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cameroon | 119 | 1 |
| 1 | Rwanda | 124 | 2 |
| 2 | Botswana | 128 | 3 |
| 2 | Ghana | 129 | 4 |
| 3 | Uganda | 131 | 5 |
| 3 | Congo | NR | 6 |
| 3 | Gabon | NR | 7 |

* $^1Davis$ Cup Rankings as of 4 February 2019

### Round Robin

**Pool A**

| | | GHA | CMR | GAB | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Ghana | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 11–3 (79%) | 81–68 (54%) | 1 |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–7 (46%) | 66–64 (51%) | 2 |
| 7 | Gabon | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 3–10 (23%) | 60–75 (44%) | 3 |

**Pool B**

| | | RWA | UGA | BOT | CGO | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Rwanda | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 17–4 (81%) | 113–71 (61%) | 1 |
| 5 | Uganda | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 14–7 (67%) | 107–74 (59%) | 2 |
| 3 | Botswana | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–12 (33%) | 82–80 (51%) | 3 |
| 6 | Congo | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 2–16 (11%) | 29–106 (21%) | 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 | Ghana | 2–0 | Rwanda |
| 3rd–4th | Cameroon | 2–0 | Uganda |
| 5th–6th | Gabon | 2–0 | Botswana |
| 7th | — | — | Congo |

## Round Robin

### Pool A

**Ghana vs. Gabon**

| Ghana 3 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 26 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 26 June Hard | Gabon 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Herman Abban Willy Lebendje 6 0 $7^7$ $6^4$     2 Isaac Nortey Lyold Obiang Ondo 7 5 7 5     3 Isaac Nortey / Benjamin Palm Hervé Antchandie / Lyold Obiang Ondo 2 6 $7^7$ $6^1$ $7^7$ $6^4$ ||||

**Cameroon vs. Gabon**

| Cameroon 2 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 27 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 27 June Hard | Gabon 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Étienne Teboh René Antchandie 6 3 6 3     2 Nkwenti Blaise Ngwohoh Hervé Antchandie 6 3 6 4     3 Dieu Ne Dort Midzie / Étienne Teboh Hervé Antchandie / Willy Lebendje 3 6 5 7 ||||

**Cameroon vs. Ghana**

| Cameroon 1 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 28 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 28 June Hard | Ghana 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Étienne Teboh Herman Abban 4 6 4 6     2 Nkwenti Blaise Ngwohoh Isaac Nortey 5 7 6 3 6 3   3 Nkwenti Blaise Ngwohoh / Étienne Teboh Herman Abban / Isaac Nortey $6^7$ $7^9$ 3 6 ||||

### Pool B

**Rwanda vs. Congo**

| Rwanda 3 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 26 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 26 June Hard | Congo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ernest Habiyambere Brasny Ntomosso 6 3 6 1     2 Olivier Havugimana Habib-Gildas Lhebath 6 1 6 1     3 Étienne Niyigena / Mathieu Uwizeyimana Armel Mokobo / Fulgence Ntsiba 6 0 6 1 ||||

**Botswana vs. Uganda**

| Botswana 1 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 26 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 26 June Hard | Uganda 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aobakwe Lekang Frank Tayebwa 6 1 6 2     2 Lefa Ashley Sibanda David Oringa 4 6 $6^3$ $7^7$     3 Aobakwe Lekang / Matshidiso Malope Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa 3 6 2 6 ||||

**Rwanda vs. Botswana**

| Rwanda 3 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 27 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 27 June Hard | Botswana 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mathieu Umizeyimana Aobakwe Lekang 6 3 6 3     2 Ernest Habiyambere Lefa Ashley Sibanda 6 3 $7^{10}$ $6^8$     3 Ernest Habiyambere / Étienne Niyigena Thato Holmes / Matshidiso Malope 6 3 6 3 ||||

**Uganda vs. Congo**

| Uganda 3 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 27 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 27 June Hard | Congo 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Frank Tayebwa Brasny Ntomosso 6 3 6 1     2 David Oringa Habib-Gildas Lhebath 6 1 6 0     3 Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa Armel Mokobo / Brasny Ntomosso 6 1 6 1 ||||

**Rwanda vs. Uganda**

| Rwanda 2 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 28 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 28 June Hard | Uganda 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mathieu Uwizeyimana Frank Tayebwa 1 6 6 2 6 3   2 Ernest Habiyambere David Oringa 6 4 3 6 7 5   3 Olivier Havugimana / Étienne Niyigena Simon Peter Ayella / Frank Tayebwa 6 4 5 7 0 0 retired ||||

**Botswana vs. Congo**

| Botswana 2 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 28 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 28 June Hard | Congo 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aobakwe Lekang Brasny Ntomosso $6^5$ $7^7$ 4 6     2 Lefa Ashley Sibanda Armel Mokobo 6 0 6 0     3 Thato Holmes / Matshidiso Malope Habib-Gildas Lhebath / Armel Mokobo 6 2 6 0 ||||

## Playoffs

### 1st to 2nd playoff

**Ghana vs. Rwanda**

| Ghana 2 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 29 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 29 June Hard | Rwanda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Herman Abban Ernest Habiyambere 6 4 1 0    retired 2 Isaac Nortey Olivier Havugimana 6 3 6 1     3 Herman Abban / Benjamin Palm Ernest Habiyambere / Étienne Niyigena       not played ||||

### 3rd to 4th playoff

**Cameroon vs. Uganda**

| Cameroon 2 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 29 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 29 June Hard | Uganda 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Étienne Teboh Frank Tayebwa 6 1 6 1     2 Nkwenti Blaise Ngwohoh David Oringa 3 6 $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 3   3 Nkwenti Blaise Ngwohoh / Étienne Teboh Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa       not played ||||

### 5th to 6th playoff

**Botswana vs. Gabon**

| Botswana 0 | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 29 June Hard | Kintélé Sports Complex, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 29 June Hard | Gabon 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Thato Holmes Willy Lebendje 4 6 $6^6$ $7^8$     2 Lefa Ashley Sibanda Lyold Obiang Ondo 3 6 3 6     3 Thato Holmes / Matshidiso Malope Willy Lebendje / Lyold Obiang Ondo       not played ||||
