1987 Davis Cup Africa Zone

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

Main articles: 1987 Davis Cup and 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Teams from 11 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws.[1] Zimbabwe and Senegal were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.[2][3]

Participating nations

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

First round

Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia

Ivory Coast
5		 Abidjan, Ivory Coast [4]
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 [5]
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 [6]
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 [7]
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 [8]
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]
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 [2]
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		      

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "Senegal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  3. "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  4. "Ivory Coast v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Senegal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  6. "Ivory Coast v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  7. "Kenya v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  8. "Senegal v Algeria". daviscup.com.
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