2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
# 2019 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2019. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 11 to 14 September 2019.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Benin
* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Tunisia

## Draw

Date: 11–14 September

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

Format: Round-robin basis.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tunisia | 70 | 1 |
| 1 | Kenya | 76 | 2 |
| 2 | Benin | 80 | 3 |
| 2 | Namibia | 81 | 4 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 88 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria | 90 | 6 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 105 | 7 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 111 | 8 |

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

### Round Robin

**Pool A**

| | | TUN | MOZ | NAM | NGR | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tunisia | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 18–1 (95%) | 114–55 (67%) | 1 |
| 7 | Mozambique | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 9–10 (47%) | 77–89 (46%) | 2 |
| 4 | Namibia | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–12 (33%) | 76–97 (44%) | 3 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 4–14 (22%) | 71–97 (42%) | 4 |

**Pool B**

| | | KEN | MAD | ALG | BEN | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Kenya | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 14–8 (64%) | 118–111 (52%) | 1 |
| 8 | Madagascar | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 13–8 (62%) | 106–93 (53%) | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–15 (29%) | 96–118 (45%) | 3 |
| 3 | Benin | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 9–11 (45%) | 103–101 (50%) | 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

The winners of the 1st vs 2nd playoffs are promoted to Group II, the losers of the 3rd vs 4th playoff are relegated in group IV

| | A Team | Score | B Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1A vs 2B | Tunisia | 2–0 | Madagascar |
| 2A vs 1B | Mozambique | 0–2 | Kenya |
| 3A vs 4B | Nigeria | 0–2 | Algeria |
| 4A vs 3B | Namibia | 0–3 | Benin |

## Round Robin

### Pool A

**Tunisia vs. Mozambique**

| Tunisia 3 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Mozambique 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aziz Ouakaa Bruno Nhavene 6 1 3 6 6 2   2 Skander Mansouri Franco Mata 6 1 6 2     3 Aziz Dougaz / Malek Jaziri Jaime Sigauque / Ataide Mussagy Suca 6 1 6 1 ||||

**Namibia vs. Nigeria**

| Namibia 2 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Nigeria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Emmanuel Idoko 4 6 2 6     2 Jean Erasmus Emmanuel Audu 6 2 6 4     3 Jean Erasmus / Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Paul Etim / Emmanuel Idoko 6 4 6 4 ||||

**Tunisia vs. Nigeria**

| Tunisia 3 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Nigeria 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aziz Ouakaa Emmanuel Idoko 6 4 6 4     2 Skander Mansouri Emmanuel Audu 6 3 6 2     3 Aziz Dougaz / Malek Jaziri Emmanuel Audu / Emmanuel Idoko 6 2 $7^7$ $6^2$ ||||

**Namibia vs. Mozambique**

| Namibia 1 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Mozambique 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Bruno Nhavene 4 6 2 6     2 Jean Erasmus Franco Mata $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 3     3 Jean Erasmus / Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene 4 6 3 6 ||||

**Tunisia vs. Namibia**

| Tunisia 3 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Namibia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Aziz Ouakaa Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk 6 2 $7^7$ $6^1$     2 Aziz Dougaz Jean Erasmus 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$     3 Skander Mansouri / Aziz Ouakaa Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk / Connor Henry van Schalkwyk 6 2 6 1 ||||

**Nigeria vs. Mozambique**

| Nigeria 1 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Mozambique 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Emmanuel Idoko Bruno Nhavene 1 6 4 6     2 Emmanuel Audu Franco Mata 5 7 2 6     3 Paul Etim / Emmanuel Idoko Jaime Sigauque / Ataide Mussagy Suca 6 2 6 3 ||||

### Pool B

**Kenya vs. Madagascar**

| Kenya 2 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Madagascar 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kevin Cheruiyot Lucas Andriamasilalao 6 4 6 3     2 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 6 1 2 6 $7^7$ $6^1$   3 Albert Njogu / Ibrahim Kibet Yego Antso Rakotondramanga / Toky Ranaivo 6 4 3 6 $6^6$ $7^8$ ||||

**Benin vs. Algeria**

| Benin 1 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 11 September Clay | Algeria 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Delmas N'tcha Youcef Rihane 4 6 5 7     2 Alexis Klégou Nazim Makhlouf 6 1 6 4     3 Alexis Klégou / Delmas N'tcha Nazim Makhlouf / Youcef Rihane $6^6$ $7^8$ 7 5 4 6 ||||

**Kenya vs. Algeria**

| Kenya 2 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Algeria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kevin Cheruiyot Youcef Rihane $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6 3 6   2 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai Nazim Makhlouf 6 4 7 5     3 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego Nazim Makhlouf / Youcef Rihane 6 4 $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 4 ||||

**Benin vs. Madagascar**

| Benin 1 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 12 September Clay | Madagascar 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sylvestre Monnou Lucas Andriamasilalao 3 6 3 6     2 Alexis Klégou Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 6 1 6 4     3 Alexis Klégou / Arnaud Sewanou Antso Rakotondramanga / Toky Ranaivo 3 6 6 3 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

**Kenya vs. Benin**

| Kenya 2 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Benin 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Albert Njogu Delmas N'tcha 3 6 2 6     2 Kevin Cheruiyot Sylvestre Monnou 6 3 $7^7$ $6^3$     3 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego Alexis Klégou / Arnaud Sewanou 7 5 $7^{10}$ $6^8$ ||||

**Algeria vs. Madagascar**

| Algeria 0 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13 September Clay | Madagascar 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohamed Hassan Lucas Andriamasilalao 3 6 4 6     2 Nazim Makhlouf Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy 4 6 3 6     3 Samir Hamza Reguig / Mohamed Hassan Antso Rakotondramanga / Toky Ranaivo 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Playoffs

### 1st to 2nd playoff

**Madagascar vs. Tunisia**

| Madagascar 0 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Tunisia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Toky Ranaivo Aziz Ouakaa 4 6 5 7     2 Jean-Jacques Rakotohasy Skander Mansouri 1 6 4 6     3 Antso Rakotondramanga / Toky Ranaivo Aziz Dougaz / Malek Jaziri       not played ||||

### 3rd to 4th playoff

**Mozambique vs. Kenya**

| Mozambique 0 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Kenya 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Bruno Nhavene Ibrahim Kibet Yego $6^6$ $7^8$ 4 6     2 Franco Mata Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 1 6 1 6     3 Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego       not played ||||

### 5th to 6th playoff

**Algeria vs. Nigeria**

| Algeria 2 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Nigeria 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Samir Hamza Reguig Paul Etim 6 4 7 5     2 Youcef Rihane Emmanuel Idoko 6 1 6 4     3 Nazim Makhlouf / Youcef Rihane Emmanuel Audu / Emmanuel Idoko       not played ||||

### 7th to 8th playoff

**Namibia vs. Benin**

| Namibia 0 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 14 September Clay | Benin 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Codie Schalk van Schalkwyk Delmas N'tcha 2 6 $6^1$ $7^7$     2 Jean Erasmus Alexis Klégou 1 6 2 6     3 Riaan de Wit / Connor Henry van Schalkwyk Sylvestre Monnou / Arnaud Sewanou 5 7 6 4 [2] [10] ||||
