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The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Cairo, Egypt, from 17 July to 22 July 2017. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2018.

Participating nations[edit]

Inactive nations[edit]

Draw[edit]

Date: 17–22 July

Location: Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt (clay)

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Zimbabwe (73)
  2.  Algeria (81)
  1.  Benin (83)
  2.  Egypt (96)
  1.  Nigeria (98)
  2.  Kenya (117)
  1.  Botswana (119)
  2.  Rwanda (126)
  3.  Libya (129)

Pool A[edit]

  EGY ZIM NGR RWA RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
96  Egypt 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 18–1 (95%) 113–35 (76%) 1
73  Zimbabwe 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 10–9 (53%) 85–75 (53%) 2
98  Nigeria 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 10–10 (50%) 91–93 (49%) 3
126  Rwanda 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–18 (0%) 22–108 (17%) 4

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.

Pool B[edit]

  KEN BEN ALG LBA BOT RR
W–L 		Set
W–L 		Game
W–L 		Standings
117  Kenya 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 20–7 (74%) 148–89 (62%) 1
83  Benin 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 19–8 (70%) 138–95 (59%) 2
81  Algeria 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 17–9 (65%) 134–86 (61%) 3
129  Libya 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 7–20 (26%) 83–151 (35%) 4
119  Botswana 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 4–23 (15%) 67–149 (31%) 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[edit]

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional  Egypt 2–0  Benin
Promotional  Zimbabwe 2–0  Kenya
5th–6th  Nigeria 2–0  Algeria
7th–8th  Rwanda 2–1  Libya
9th —  Botswana

Round robin[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda[edit]


Zimbabwe
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[1]
17 July 2017
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Rwanda 		Tadiwa Chinamo
Hamissi Gatete 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Rwanda 		Benjamin Lock
Olivier Havugimana 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Rwanda 		Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock
Olivier Havugimana / Fabrice Tuyishime 		6
2 		6
1 		   

Egypt vs. Nigeria[edit]


Egypt
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[2]
17 July 2017
Clay
Nigeria
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Nigeria 		Youssef Hossam
Joseph Imeh Ubon 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2 Egypt
Nigeria 		Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Sylvester Emmanuel 		6
0 		6
3 		   
3 Egypt
Nigeria 		Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Clifford Enosoregbe 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		 

Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria[edit]


Zimbabwe
2 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[3]
19 July 2017
Clay
Nigeria
1
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Nigeria 		Benjamin Lock
Joseph Imeh Ubon 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Nigeria 		Takanyi Garanganga
Sylvester Emmanuel 		3
6 		5
7 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Nigeria 		Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock
Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Sylvester Emmanuel 		77
64 		4
6 		6
3 		 

Egypt vs. Rwanda[edit]


Egypt
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[4]
19 July 2017
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Rwanda 		Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Etienne Niyigena 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2 Egypt
Rwanda 		Mohamed Safwat
Olivier Havugimana 		6
0 		6
1 		   
3 Egypt
Rwanda 		Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry
Hamissi Gatete / Fabrice Tuyishime 		6
1 		6
0 		   

Zimbabwe vs. Egypt[edit]


Zimbabwe
0 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[5]
21 July 2017
Clay
Egypt
3
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Egypt 		Tadiwa Chinamo
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 		0
6 		1
6 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Egypt 		Benjamin Lock
Mohamed Safwat 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Egypt 		Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock
Youssef Hossam / Sherif Sabry 		4
6 		3
6 		   

Nigeria vs. Rwanda[edit]


Nigeria
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[6]
21 July 2017
Clay
Rwanda
0
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Rwanda 		Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Etienne Niyigena 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Nigeria
Rwanda 		Clifford Enosoregbe
Olivier Havugimana 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3 Nigeria
Rwanda 		Sylvester Emmanuel / Joseph Imeh Ubon
Etienne Niyigena / Fabrice Tuyishime 		6
1 		6
3 		   

Pool B[edit]

Benin vs. Libya[edit]


Benin
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[7]
17 July 2017
Clay
Libya
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Libya 		Magloire Yakpa
Mohammed Ghshuot 		77
61 		6
4 		   
2 Benin
Libya 		Alexis Klégou
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
0 		6
1 		   
3 Benin
Libya 		Félix Hounkpèvi / Delmas N'tcha
Mohammed Ghshuot / Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
0 		   

Kenya vs. Botswana[edit]


Kenya
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[8]
17 July 2017
Clay
Botswana
0
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Botswana 		Sheil Kotecha
Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 Kenya
Botswana 		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Innocent Tidimane 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3 Kenya
Botswana 		Ibrahim Kibet / Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Aobakwe Lekang / Bayani Moilwa 		6
1 		6
1 		   

Algeria vs. Kenya[edit]


Algeria
1 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[9]
18 July 2017
Clay
Kenya
2
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Kenya 		Nazim Makhlouf
Sheil Kotecha 		4
6 		711
69 		6
1 		 
2 Algeria
Kenya 		Mohamed Hassan
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		0
6 		3
6 		   
3 Algeria
Kenya 		Mazim Makhlouf / Hichem Yasri
Ibrahim Kibet / Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		4
6 		5
7 		   

Botswana vs. Libya[edit]


Botswana
1 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[10]
18 July 2017
Clay
Libya
2
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Libya 		Lefa Ashley Sibanda
Mohammed Ghshuot 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 
2 Botswana
Libya 		Innocent Tidimane
Ahmed Mouhan 		62
77 		6
3 		4
6 		 
3 Botswana
Libya 		Aobakwe Lekang / Lefa Ashley Sibanda
Mohammed Ghshuot / Ahmed Mouhan 		62
77 		3
6 		   

Algeria vs. Botswana[edit]


Algeria
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[11]
19 July 2017
Clay
Botswana
0
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Botswana 		Nazim Makhlouf
Aobakwe Lekang 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2 Algeria
Botswana 		Mohamed Hassan
Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3 Algeria
Botswana 		Nazim Makhlouf / Hichem Yasri
Bayani Moilwa / Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
1 		6
1 		   

Benin vs. Kenya[edit]


Benin
1 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[12]
19 July 2017
Clay
Kenya
2
1 2 3
1 Benin
Kenya 		Félix Hounkpèvi
Sheil Kotecha 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2 Benin
Kenya 		Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Benin
Kenya 		Alexis Klégou / Delmas N'tcha
Ibrahim Kibet / Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		3
6 		7
5 		63
77 		 

Algeria vs. Libya[edit]


Algeria
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[13]
20 July 2017
Clay
Libya
0
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Libya 		Youcef Ghezal
Mohammed Ghshuot 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2 Algeria
Libya 		Mohamed Hassan
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Algeria
Libya 		Youcef Ghezal / Hichem Yasri
Mohammed Ghshuot / Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
3 		   

Benin vs. Botswana[edit]


Benin
3 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[14]
20 July 2017
Clay
Botswana
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Botswana 		Félix Hounkpèvi
Aobakwe Lekang 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
2 Benin
Botswana 		Alexis Klégou
Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Benin
Botswana 		Félix Hounkpèvi / Delmas N'tcha
Aobakwe Lekang / Bayani Moilwa 		6
1 		6
0 		   

Algeria vs. Benin[edit]


Algeria
1 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[15]
21 July 2017
Clay
Benin
2
1 2 3
1 Algeria
Benin 		Youcef Ghezal
Magloire Yakpa 		6
2 		6
0 		   
2 Algeria
Benin 		Nazim Makhlouf
Alexis Klégou 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
3 Algeria
Benin 		Mohamed Hassan / Hichem Yasri
Alexis Klégou / Magloire Yakpa 		5
7 		5
7 		   

Kenya vs. Libya[edit]


Kenya
2 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[16]
21 July 2017
Clay
Libya
1
1 2 3
1 Kenya
Libya 		Sheil Kotecha
Mohammed Ghshuot 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2 Kenya
Libya 		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3 Kenya
Libya 		Ibrahim Kibet / Olivier Kigotho
Mohammed Ghshuot / Ahmed Mouhan 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		 

Playoffs[edit]

Promotional playoffs[edit]

Egypt vs. Benin[edit]


Egypt
2 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[17]
22 July 2017
Clay
Benin
0
1 2 3
1 Egypt
Benin 		Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Félix Hounkpèvi 		6
0 		6
1 		   
2 Egypt
Benin 		Mohamed Safwat
Alexis Klégou 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3 Egypt
Benin 		Youssef Hossam / Mohamed Safwat
Delmas N'tcha / Magloire Yakpa 		      not
played

Zimbabwe vs. Kenya[edit]


Zimbabwe
2 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[18]
22 July 2017
Clay
Kenya
0
1 2 3
1 Zimbabwe
Kenya 		Benjamin Lock
Sheil Kotecha 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Zimbabwe
Kenya 		Takanyi Garanganga
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		 
3 Zimbabwe
Kenya 		Benjamin Lock / Courtney John Lock
Ibrahim Kibet / Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		      not
played

Fifth place playoff[edit]

Nigeria vs. Algeria[edit]


Nigeria
2 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[19]
22 July 2017
Clay
Algeria
0
1 2 3
1 Nigeria
Algeria 		Joseph Imeh Ubon
Hichem Yasri 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Nigeria
Algeria 		Sylvester Emmanuel
Youcef Ghezal 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3 Nigeria
Algeria 		Abdul-Mumin Babalola / Clifford Enosoregbe
Youcef Ghezal / Hichem Yasri 		      not
played

Seventh place playoff[edit]

Rwanda vs. Libya[edit]


Rwanda
2 		Solaimaneyah Club, Cairo, Egypt[20]
22 July 2017
Clay
Libya
1
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Libya 		Etienne Niyigena
Mohammed Ghshuot 		4
6 		6
2 		66
78 		 
2 Rwanda
Libya 		Olivier Havugimana
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3 Rwanda
Libya 		Hamissi Gatete / Etienne Niyigena
Mohammed Ghshuot / Ahmed Mouhan 		78
66 		6
2 		   

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ "Egypt v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Egypt v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Nigeria v Rwanda". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Benin v Libya". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Kenya v Botswana". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Algeria v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Botswana v Libya". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Algeria v Botswana". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Benin v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Algeria v Libya". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Benin v Botswana". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Algeria v Benin". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Kenya v Libya". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Egypt v Benin". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Zimbabwe v Kenya". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Nigeria v Algeria". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Rwanda v Libya". daviscup.com.

External links[edit]

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