1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone
# 1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 11 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws. Zimbabwe and Senegal were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.

## Participating nations

* Algeria
* Ivory Coast
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Libya
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Tunisia
* Zimbabwe

### Draw

| First round 30 January–1 February | First round 30 January–1 February | Second Round 13–22 March | Second Round 13–22 March | Third Round 3–5 April | Third Round 3–5 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nigeria | | | | | |
| Nigeria | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | | |
| bye | | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | | |
| bye | | Nigeria | 3 | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | Nigeria | 3 | | |
| Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet) | Ivory Coast | 2 | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Ivory Coast | 2 | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard) |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | | | Nigeria | 2 |
| | | | | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | | | | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | | Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | | |
| bye | | Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | Nairobi, Kenya (clay) | | |
| bye | | Zimbabwe | 5 | | |
| | | Kenya | 0 | | |
| Kenya | w/o | Kenya | 0 | | |
| Djibouti | | | | | |
| Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | | | |
| Morocco | 2 | | | | |
| Morocco | 2 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | |
| Senegal | 3 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | |
| Senegal | 3 | Senegal | 4 | | |
| | | Algeria | 1 | | |
| bye | | Algeria | 1 | | |
| bye | | | | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) |
| Algeria | | | | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) |
| Algeria | | | | Senegal | 3 |
| | | | | Egypt | 2 |
| Libya | | | | Egypt | 2 |
| bye | | | | | |
| bye | | Libya | | | |
| | | Egypt | w/o | | |
| bye | | Egypt | w/o | | |
| Egypt | | | | | |

## First round

### Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia

| Ivory Coast 5 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast 30 January–1 February 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast 30 January–1 February 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Tunisia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clément N'Goran Abdel-Majid Soudani 6 2 6 0 7 5       2 Antoine Beugré Hassan Soudani 10 8 6 2 6 1       3 Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran Abdel-Majid Soudani / Hassan Soudani 6 2 6 4 1 6 7 5     4 Clément N'Goran Elias Bramly 6 1 6 3         5 Antoine Beugré Adel Brahim 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Senegal vs. Morocco

| Senegal 3 | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 30 January–1 February 1987 Hard | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 30 January–1 February 1987 Hard | Morocco 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Abou Berthé Mohammed Dlimi 3 6 6 4 2 6 4 6     2 Yahiya Doumbia Abdel Nadini 7 9 6 8 6 3 6 3 6 3   3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Abou Berthé Abdel Nadini 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 2 6   5 Yahiya Doumbia Mohammed Dlimi 3 6 4 6 6 3 8 6 6 4 ||||

## Second round

### Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria

| Ivory Coast 2 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Abidjan, Ivory Coast 13–15 March 1987 Carpet (indoors) | Nigeria 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clément N'Goran Rotimi Akinloye 6 8 6 3 6 4 6 1     2 Antoine Beugré Tony Mmoh 1 6 3 6 4 6       3 Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran John Atiomo / Tony Mmoh 9 7 6 1 2 6 7 9 13 15   4 Clément N'Goran Tony Mmoh 3 6 6 3 5 7 2 6     5 Antoine Beugré Rotimi Akinloye 6 2 4 6 6 4 ||||

### Kenya vs. Zimbabwe

| Kenya 0 | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya 13–15 March 1987 Clay | Zimbabwe 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paul Wekesa Byron Black 3 6 4 6 2 6       2 Eno Polo Greig Rodger 2 6 5 7 7 5 4 6     3 Kush Bhardwaj / Selim Rana Byron Black / Haroon Ismail 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Eno Polo Byron Black 3 6 1 6         5 Kush Bhardwaj Greig Rodger 7 9 2 6 ||||

### Senegal vs. Algeria

| Senegal 4 | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 20–22 March 1987 Hard | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 20–22 March 1987 Hard | Algeria 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierno Ly Yassine Amier 5 7 6 2 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Yahiya Doumbia Djamel Boudjemline 6 4 6 0 6 2       3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline 6 3 6 2 8 6       4 Yahiya Doumbia Yassine Amier 8 6 6 2         5 Thierno Ly Djamel Boudjemline 3 6 7 9 ||||

## Third round

### Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria

| Zimbabwe 3 | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–5 April 1987 Hard (indoors) | City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe 3–5 April 1987 Hard (indoors) | Nigeria 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Byron Black Tony Mmoh 4 6 1 6 6 4 6 0 4 2  retired 2 Greig Rodger Nduka Odizor 6 8 6 2 1 6 2 6     3 Byron Black / Greig Rodger Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor 8 6 6 1 3 6 6 3     4 Greig Rodger Sadiq Abdullahi 3 6 4 6 4 6       5 Byron Black Nduka Odizor 5 7 6 4 6 3 6 1 ||||

### Senegal vs. Egypt

| Senegal 3 | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 3–5 April 1987 Hard | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 3–5 April 1987 Hard | Egypt 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miloud Doumbia Khaled Baligh 10 12 9 7 6 4 0 6 6 8   2 Yahiya Doumbia Hisham Nasser 6 3 6 0 6 0       3 Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia Khaled Baligh / Hisham Nasser 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 3     4 Miloud Doumbia Hisham Nasser 5 7 2 6 2 6       5 Yahiya Doumbia Khaled Baligh 6 3 6 4 6 4 ||||
