1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone
# 1986 Davis Cup Africa Zone

The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1986 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 9 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws. Zimbabwe and Nigeria were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.

## Participating nations

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

### Draw

| First round 17–19 January | First round 17–19 January | Second Round 7–9 March | Second Round 7–9 March | Third Round 3–6 April | Third Round 3–6 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zimbabwe | | | | | |
| Zimbabwe | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | |
| bye | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | | |
| bye | | Zimbabwe | 5 | | |
| | | Libya | 0 | | |
| bye | | Libya | 0 | | |
| bye | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) |
| Libya | | | | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) | Harare, Zimbabwe (hard) |
| Libya | | | | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| | | | | Morocco | 1 |
| Morocco | | | | Morocco | 1 |
| Morocco | | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | | |
| bye | | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | Casablanca, Morocco (hard) | | |
| bye | | Morocco | 3 | | |
| | | Kenya | 2 | | |
| bye | | Kenya | 2 | | |
| Kenya | | | | | |
| Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | | | | |
| Nigeria | 5 | | | | |
| Nigeria | 5 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | Dakar, Senegal (hard) | | |
| Tunisia | 0 | Nigeria | 4 | | |
| | | Senegal | 1 | | |
| bye | | Senegal | 1 | | |
| bye | | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) |
| Senegal | | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) |
| Senegal | | | | Nigeria | 3 |
| | | | | Algeria | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | Algeria | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | |
| bye | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | |
| bye | | Ivory Coast | 0 | | |
| | | Algeria | 5 | | |
| bye | | Algeria | 5 | | |
| Algeria | | | | | |

## First round

### Tunisia vs. Nigeria

| Tunisia 0 | Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia 17–19 January 1986 Clay | Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia 17–19 January 1986 Clay | Nigeria 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jilani Bouhafa Nduka Odizor 4 6 1 6 2 6       2 Karim Fliss Tony Mmoh 1 6 2 6 2 6       3 Jilani Bouhafa / Karim Fliss Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor 1 6 1 6 1 6       4 Elias Bramly Nduka Odizor 3 6 2 6         5 Jilani Bouhafa Tony Mmoh 0 6 0 6 ||||

## Second round

### Zimbabwe vs. Libya

| Zimbabwe 5 | Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe 7–9 March 1986 Hard | Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe 7–9 March 1986 Hard | Libya 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Lourenco Abdel-Monem Bornaz 6 0 6 1 6 1       2 Haroon Ismail Saad El Ragig 6 2 6 2 6 1       3 Greig Rodger / Clive Wilson Abdel-Monem Bornaz / Abdul-Hakim Jteli 6 2 6 0 6 0       4 Orlando Lourenco Saad El Ragig 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Haroon Ismail Abdel-Monem Bornaz 6 1 6 0 6 2 ||||

### Morocco vs. Kenya

| Morocco 3 | Casablanca, Morocco 7–9 March 1986 Hard | Casablanca, Morocco 7–9 March 1986 Hard | Kenya 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arafat Chekrouni Eno Polo 6 1 6 0 6 2       2 Houcine Saber Paul Wekesa 6 1 1 6 5 7 2 6     3 Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber Selim Rana / Paul Wekesa 7 5 6 2 4 6 7 9 6 3   4 Arafat Chekrouni Paul Wekesa 6 4 6 2 5 7 0 6 3 6   5 Mohammed Dlimi Eno Polo 6 4 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Senegal vs. Nigeria

| Senegal 1 | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 7–9 March 1986 Hard | Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal 7–9 March 1986 Hard | Nigeria 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Yahiya Doumbia David Imonitie 6 4 6 4 8 6       2 Thierno Ly Nduka Odizor 2 6 3 6 4 6       3 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor 6 4 7 9 5 7 3 6     4 Yahiya Doumbia Nduka Odizor 1 6 9 7 2 6 4 6     5 Thierno Ly Sadiq Abdullahi 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Algeria vs. Ivory Coast

| Algeria 5 | Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 7–9 March 1986 Clay | Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 7–9 March 1986 Clay | Ivory Coast 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Reda Galou Clément N'Goran 8 6 6 8 8 10 6 3 6 2   2 Djamel Boudjemline Philippe Koffi 6 0 6 0 6 2       3 Djamel Boudjemline / Reda Galou Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran 6 2 7 9 6 4 6 3     4 Djamel Boudjemline Clément N'Goran 6 3 4 6 6 3       5 Reda Galou Philippe Koffi 5 7 6 1 6 4 ||||

## Third round

### Zimbabwe vs. Morocco

| Zimbabwe 4 | Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe 4–6 April 1986 Hard | Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe 4–6 April 1986 Hard | Morocco 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Lourenco Arafat Chekrouni 2 6 1 6 4 6       2 Haroon Ismail Abdel Nadini 7 5 6 1 6 2       3 Haroon Ismail / Orlando Lourenco Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Haroon Ismail Arafat Chekrouni 11 9 4 1        retired 5 Orlando Lourenco Abdel Nadini 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Algeria vs. Nigeria

| Algeria 2 | Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 3–5 April 1986 Clay | Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria 3–5 April 1986 Clay | Nigeria 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Djamel Boudjemline Tony Mmoh 5 7 2 6 2 6       2 Moncef Zehar David Imonitie 6 4 6 3 4 6 0 6 6 3   3 Yassine Amier / Abdel-Halim Azzi David Imonitie / Tony Mmoh 1 6 6 8 1 6       4 Djamel Boudjemline David Imonitie 6 1 6 1 4 6 6 3     5 Moncef Zehar Tony Mmoh 1 6 2 6 1 6 ||||
