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2017 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

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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  
  		Tadiwa Chinamo
Hamissi Gatete 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Benjamin Lock
Olivier Havugimana 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Youssef Hossam
Joseph Imeh Ubon 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Sylvester Emmanuel 		6
0 		6
3 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Benjamin Lock
Joseph Imeh Ubon 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Takanyi Garanganga
Sylvester Emmanuel 		3
6 		5
7 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Etienne Niyigena 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Mohamed Safwat
Olivier Havugimana 		6
0 		6
1 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Tadiwa Chinamo
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 		0
6 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Benjamin Lock
Mohamed Safwat 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Etienne Niyigena 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Clifford Enosoregbe
Olivier Havugimana 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Magloire Yakpa
Mohammed Ghshuot 		77
61 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Alexis Klégou
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
0 		6
1 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Sheil Kotecha
Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Innocent Tidimane 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Nazim Makhlouf
Sheil Kotecha 		4
6 		711
69 		6
1 		 
2  
  		Mohamed Hassan
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		0
6 		3
6 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Lefa Ashley Sibanda
Mohammed Ghshuot 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Innocent Tidimane
Ahmed Mouhan 		62
77 		6
3 		4
6 		 
3  
  		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  
  		Nazim Makhlouf
Aobakwe Lekang 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Mohamed Hassan
Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Félix Hounkpèvi
Sheil Kotecha 		3
6 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Youcef Ghezal
Mohammed Ghshuot 		6
0 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Mohamed Hassan
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Félix Hounkpèvi
Aobakwe Lekang 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Alexis Klégou
Lefa Ashley Sibanda 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Youcef Ghezal
Magloire Yakpa 		6
2 		6
0 		   
2  
  		Nazim Makhlouf
Alexis Klégou 		1
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 
3  
  		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  
  		Sheil Kotecha
Mohammed Ghshuot 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
0 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
Félix Hounkpèvi 		6
0 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Mohamed Safwat
Alexis Klégou 		6
2 		6
4 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Benjamin Lock
Sheil Kotecha 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Takanyi Garanganga
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		 
3  
  		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  
  		Joseph Imeh Ubon
Hichem Yasri 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Sylvester Emmanuel
Youcef Ghezal 		6
3 		6
4 		   
3  
  		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  
  		Etienne Niyigena
Mohammed Ghshuot 		4
6 		6
2 		66
78 		 
2  
  		Olivier Havugimana
Ahmed Mouhan 		6
2 		6
3 		   
3  
  		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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