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

Draw

First round
17–19 January		Second Round
7–9 March		Third Round
3–6 April
 Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Libya0
bye
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
 Libya
 Zimbabwe4
 Morocco1
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco (hard)
bye
 Morocco3
 Kenya2
bye
 Kenya
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)
 Nigeria5
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Tunisia0
 Nigeria4
 Senegal1
bye
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
 Senegal
 Nigeria3
 Algeria2
 Ivory Coast
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
bye
 Ivory Coast0
 Algeria5
bye
 Algeria

First round

Tunisia vs. Nigeria


Tunisia
0		 Club Tennis de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia[4]
17–19 January 1986
Clay
Nigeria
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Tunisia
Nigeria		 Jilani Bouhafa
Nduka Odizor		 4
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Tunisia
Nigeria		 Karim Fliss
Tony Mmoh		 1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3 Tunisia
Nigeria		 Jilani Bouhafa / Karim Fliss
Tony Mmoh / Nduka Odizor		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
4 Tunisia
Nigeria		 Elias Bramly
Nduka Odizor		 3
6 		2
6 		       
5 Tunisia
Nigeria		 Jilani Bouhafa
Tony Mmoh		 0
6 		0
6 		       

Second round

Zimbabwe vs. Libya


Zimbabwe
5		 Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe[5]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
Libya
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Libya		 Orlando Lourenco
Abdel-Monem Bornaz		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Zimbabwe
Libya		 Haroon Ismail
Saad El Ragig		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Zimbabwe
Libya		 Greig Rodger / Clive Wilson
Abdel-Monem Bornaz / Abdul-Hakim Jteli		 6
2		 6
0		 6
0		      
4 Zimbabwe
Libya		 Orlando Lourenco
Saad El Ragig		 6
0		 6
0		 6
0		      
5 Zimbabwe
Libya		 Haroon Ismail
Abdel-Monem Bornaz		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      

Morocco vs. Kenya


Morocco
3		 Casablanca, Morocco[6]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
Kenya
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
Kenya		 Arafat Chekrouni
Eno Polo		 6
1		 6
0		 6
2		      
2 Morocco
Kenya		 Houcine Saber
Paul Wekesa		 6
1		 1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		   
3 Morocco
Kenya		 Mohammed Dlimi / Houcine Saber
Selim Rana / Paul Wekesa		 7
5		 6
2		 4
6 		7
9 		6
3		  
4 Morocco
Kenya		 Arafat Chekrouni
Paul Wekesa		 6
4		 6
2		 5
7 		0
6 		3
6 		 
5 Morocco
Kenya		 Mohammed Dlimi
Eno Polo		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      

Senegal vs. Nigeria


Senegal
1		 Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[7]
7–9 March 1986
Hard
Nigeria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Nigeria		 Yahiya Doumbia
David Imonitie		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
2 Senegal
Nigeria		 Thierno Ly
Nduka Odizor		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Senegal
Nigeria		 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor		 6
4		 7
9 		5
7 		3
6 		   
4 Senegal
Nigeria		 Yahiya Doumbia
Nduka Odizor		 1
6 		9
7		 2
6 		4
6 		   
5 Senegal
Nigeria		 Thierno Ly
Sadiq Abdullahi		 4
6 		1
6 		       

Algeria vs. Ivory Coast


Algeria
5		 Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[8]
7–9 March 1986
Clay
Ivory Coast
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Algeria
Ivory Coast		 Reda Galou
Clément N'Goran		 8
6		 6
8 		8
10 		6
3		 6
2		  
2 Algeria
Ivory Coast		 Djamel Boudjemline
Philippe Koffi		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
3 Algeria
Ivory Coast		 Djamel Boudjemline / Reda Galou
Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran		 6
2		 7
9 		6
4		 6
3		    
4 Algeria
Ivory Coast		 Djamel Boudjemline
Clément N'Goran		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		      
5 Algeria
Ivory Coast		 Reda Galou
Philippe Koffi		 5
7 		6
1		 6
4		      

Third round

Zimbabwe vs. Morocco


Zimbabwe
4		 Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
4–6 April 1986
Hard
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Morocco		 Orlando Lourenco
Arafat Chekrouni		 2
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Zimbabwe
Morocco		 Haroon Ismail
Abdel Nadini		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 Zimbabwe
Morocco		 Haroon Ismail / Orlando Lourenco
Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Zimbabwe
Morocco		 Haroon Ismail
Arafat Chekrouni		 11
9		 4
1		        
retired
5 Zimbabwe
Morocco		 Orlando Lourenco
Abdel Nadini		 6
3		 6
4		        

Algeria vs. Nigeria


Algeria
2		 Tennis Club Bachdjarah, Algiers, Algeria[2]
3–5 April 1986
Clay
Nigeria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Algeria
Nigeria		 Djamel Boudjemline
Tony Mmoh		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Algeria
Nigeria		 Moncef Zehar
David Imonitie		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		0
6 		6
3		  
3 Algeria
Nigeria		 Yassine Amier / Abdel-Halim Azzi
David Imonitie / Tony Mmoh		 1
6 		6
8 		1
6 		     
4 Algeria
Nigeria		 Djamel Boudjemline
David Imonitie		 6
1		 6
1		 4
6 		6
3		    
5 Algeria
Nigeria		 Moncef Zehar
Tony Mmoh		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

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. 1 2 "Algeria v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "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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