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.^[1] Zimbabwe and Nigeria were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.^[2]^[3]

Participating nations[edit]

Draw[edit]


First round 17–19 January		Second Round 7–9 March		Third Round 3–6 April



Zimbabwe
		Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
		Zimbabwe	5

		Libya	0
bye
				Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
Libya
				Zimbabwe	4

				Morocco	1
Morocco
		Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
		Morocco	3

		Kenya	2
bye

Kenya

Tunis, Tunisia (clay)

Nigeria	5
		Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Tunisia	0
		Nigeria	4

		Senegal	1
bye
				Algiers, Algeria (clay)
Senegal
				Nigeria	3

				Algeria	2
Ivory Coast
		Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
		Ivory Coast	0

		Algeria	5
bye

Algeria

First round[edit]

Tunisia vs. Nigeria[edit]

Tunisia
0

Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia^[4]
17–19 January 1986
Clay

Nigeria
5

		1	2	3
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[edit]

Zimbabwe vs. Libya[edit]

Zimbabwe
5

Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe^[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Libya
0

		1	2	3
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[edit]

Morocco
3

Casablanca, Morocco^[6]
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[edit]

Senegal
1

Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal^[7]
7–9 March 1986
Hard

Nigeria
4

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Algeria
5

Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria^[8]
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[edit]

Zimbabwe vs. Morocco[edit]

Zimbabwe
4

Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe^[3]
4–6 April 1986
Hard

Morocco
1

		1	2	3
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[edit]

Algeria
2

Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria^[2]
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

References[edit]

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Algeria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe v Morocco". daviscup.com.
^ "Tunisia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Zimbabwe v Libya". daviscup.com.
^ "Morocco v Kenya". daviscup.com.
^ "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
^ "Algeria v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[ALGvNGR-2] "Algeria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[ZIMvMAR-3] "Zimbabwe v Morocco". daviscup.com.

[4] "Tunisia v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[5] "Zimbabwe v Libya". daviscup.com.

[6] "Morocco v Kenya". daviscup.com.

[7] "Senegal v Nigeria". daviscup.com.

[8] "Algeria v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.

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