2018 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Nairobi, Kenya, from 18 to 23 June 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2019.

Main article: 2018 Davis Cup

Participating nations

Inactive nations

Draw

Date: 18–23 June

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

Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (Pool B). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2019.

Seeding
Pot Nation Rank1 Seed
1
  Benin 79 1
 Kenya 86 2
2
  Algeria 88 3
 Nigeria 102 4
3
  Namibia 106 5
 Rwanda 120 6
4
  Mozambique 122 7
 Cameroon 127 8
 Uganda NR 9
  • 1Davis Cup Rankings as of 9 April 2018

Pool A
  BEN NGR CMR RWA RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
1  Benin 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 16–2 (89%) 110–58 (65%) 1
4  Nigeria 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 10–9 (53%) 85–82 (51%) 2
8  Cameroon 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 10–10 (50%) 99–89 (53%) 3
6  Rwanda 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–17 (11%) 44–109 (29%) 4

Pool B
  NAM KEN MOZ ALG UGA RR
W–L		 Set
W–L		 Game
W–L		 Standings
5  Namibia 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 21–5 (81%) 151–94 (62%) 1
2  Kenya 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 21–4 (84%) 149–86 (63%) 2
7  Mozambique 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 8–19 (30%) 97–141 (41%) 3
3  Algeria 0–3 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 8–19 (30%) 105–145 (42%) 4
9  Uganda 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 9–20 (31%) 114–150 (43%) 5

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
PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Benin1–2 Kenya
Promotional Nigeria1–2 Namibia
5th–6th Cameroon1–2 Mozambique
7th–8th Rwanda0–2 Algeria
9thN/A Uganda

Round robin

Pool A

Benin vs. Cameroon

Benin
2		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[1]
19 June
Clay
Cameroon
1
1 2 3
1
Félix Hounkpèvi
Etienne Teboh		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Alexis Klégou
Blaise Nkwenti		 6
3		 77
64		    
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Magloire Yakpa
Dieu ne Dort Midzie / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa		 66
78		 62
77		    

Nigeria vs. Rwanda

Nigeria
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[2]
19 June
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Sylvester Emmanuel
Ernest Habiyambere		 6
1		 7
5		    
2
Joseph Imeh Ubon
Olivier Havugimana		 6
0		 6
1		    
3
Christian Paul / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena		 6
1		 6
2		    

Benin vs. Rwanda

Benin
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[3]
21 June
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1
Delmas N'tcha
Etienne Niyigena		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Alexis Klégou
Ernest Habiyambere		 6
2		 6
2		    
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Hamissi Gatete / Olivier Havugimana		 6
0		 6
2		    

Nigeria vs. Cameroon

Nigeria
2		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[4]
21 June
Clay
Cameroon
1
1 2 3
1
Sylvester Emmanuel
Etienne Teboh		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3
Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa		 4
6 		79
67		 6
4		  

Benin vs. Nigeria

Benin
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[5]
22 June
Clay
Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1
Delmas N'tcha
Sylvester Emmanuel		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Alexis Klégou
Christian Paul		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Joseph Imeh Ubon		 6
3		 6
3		    

Rwanda vs. Cameroon

Rwanda
1		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[6]
22 June
Clay
Cameroon
2
1 2 3
1
Ernest Habiyambere
Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		  
2
Olivier Havugimana
Blaise Nkwenti		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa		 3
6 		0
6 		   

Pool B

Kenya vs. Uganda

Kenya
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[7]
18 June
Clay
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1
Sheil Kotecha
David Oringa		 6
4		 77
64		    
2
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Boris Aguma		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Simon Peter Ayella / Frank Tayebwa		 6
2		 6
3		    

Algeria vs. Namibia

Algeria
0		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[8]
18 June
Clay
Namibia
3
1 2 3
1
Nazim Makhlouf
Jean Erasmus		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Youcef Rihane
Tukhula Jacobs		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs		 1
6 		4
6 		   

Kenya vs. Mozambique

Kenya
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[9]
19 June
Clay
Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Bruno Nhavene		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Isamel Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Franco Mata		 6
1		 6
4		    
3
Kevin Cheruiyot / Sheil Kotecha
Jonas Alberto Júnior / Hercílio Rafael Seda		 6
0		 6
1		    

Namibia vs. Uganda

Namibia
2		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[10]
19 June
Clay
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Jean Erasmus
David Oringa		 6
4		 6
0		    
2
Tukhula Jacobs
Boris Aguma		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Jean Erasmus / Gideon van Dyk
Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa		 6
2		 3
6 		4
6 		 

Algeria vs. Uganda

Algeria
2		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[11]
20 June
Clay
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Nazim Makhlouf
David Oringa		 6
4		 6
1		    
2
Mohamed Hassan
Boris Aguma		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		  
3
Youcef Ghezal / Nazim Makhlouf
Simon Peter Ayella / David Oringa		 77
64		 64
77		 3
6 		 

Namibia vs. Mozambique

Namibia
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[12]
20 June
Clay
Mozambique
0
1 2 3
1
Jean Erasmus
Bruno Nhavene		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata		 6
3		 6
1		    
3
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene		 78
66		 6
4		    

Kenya vs. Namibia

Kenya
1		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[13]
21 June
Clay
Namibia
2
1 2 3
1
Sheil Kotecha
Jean Erasmus		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Tukhula Jacobs		 62
77		 3
6 		   
3
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs		 5
7 		710
68		 5
7 		 

Algeria vs. Mozambique

Algeria
1		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[14]
21 June
Clay
Mozambique
2
1 2 3
1
Nazim Makhlouf
Bruno Nhavene		 6
0		 77
64		    
2
Mohamed Hassan
Franco Mata		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
3
Youcef Ghezal / Nazim Makhlouf
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene		 4
6 		2
6 		   

Kenya vs. Algeria

Kenya
3		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[15]
22 June
Clay
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1
Sheil Kotecha
Nazim Makhlouf		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Mohamed Hassan		 6
3		 6
0		    
3
Kevin Cheruiyot / Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Youcef Ghezal / Mohamed Hassan		 6
2		 7
5		    

Mozambique vs. Uganda

Mozambique
2		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[16]
22 June
Clay
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Bruno Nhavene
David Oringa		 1
6 		6
3		 77
63		  
2
Franco Mata
Boris Aguma		 6
2		 65
77		 6
2		  
3
Jonas Alberto Júnior / Hercílio Rafael Seda
Boris Aguma / Simon Peter Ayella		 0
6 		0
6 		   

Playoffs

Promotional playoffs

Benin vs. Kenya

Benin
1		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[17]
23 June
Clay
Kenya
2
1 2 3
1
Delmas N'tcha
Sheil Kotecha		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2
Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai		 77
62		 6
4		    
3
Félix Hounkpèvi / Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai / Ibrahim Kibet Yego		 3
6 		6
3		 4
6 		 

Namibia vs. Nigeria

Namibia
2		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[18]
23 June
Clay
Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1
Jean Erasmus
Sylvester Emmanuel		 1
6 		2
6 		   
2
Tukhula Jacobs
Christian Paul		 6
1		 3
2		    
retired
3
Jean Erasmus / Tukhula Jacobs
Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon		 77
61		 6
4		    

5th to 6th playoffs

Cameroon vs. Mozambique

Cameroon
1		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[19]
23 June
Clay
Mozambique
2
1 2 3
1
Dieu ne Dort Midzie
Bruno Nhavene		 6
0		 4
6 		2
6 		 
2
Blaise Nkwenti
Franco Mata		 6
4		 6
4		    
3
Blaise Nkwenti / Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa
Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene		 4
6 		64
77		    

7th to 8th playoffs

Rwanda vs. Algeria

Rwanda
0		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[20]
23 June
Clay
Algeria
2
1 2 3
1
Ernest Habiyambere
Nazim Makhlouf		 2
6 		0
6 		   
2
Olivier Havugimana
Mohamed Hassan		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3
Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Youcef Ghezal / Youcef Rihane		       not
played

References
  1. "Benin v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  2. "Nigeria v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  3. "Benin v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  4. "Nigeria v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  5. "Benin v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  6. "Rwanda v Cameroon". daviscup.com.
  7. "Kenya v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  8. "Algeria v Namibia". daviscup.com.
  9. "Kenya v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  10. "Namibia v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  11. "Algeria v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  12. "Namibia v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  13. "Kenya v Namibia". daviscup.com.
  14. "Algeria v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  15. "Kenya v Algeria". daviscup.com.
  16. "Mozambique v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  17. "Benin v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  18. "Namibia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  19. "Cameroon v Mozambique". daviscup.com.
  20. "Rwanda v Algeria". daviscup.com.
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