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.

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
9th— 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 Benin
Cameroon		 Félix Hounkpèvi
Etienne Teboh		 6
4		 6
1		    
2 Benin
Cameroon		 Alexis Klégou
Blaise Nkwenti		 6
3		 77
64		    
3 Benin
Cameroon		 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 Nigeria
Rwanda		 Sylvester Emmanuel
Ernest Habiyambere		 6
1		 7
5		    
2 Nigeria
Rwanda		 Joseph Imeh Ubon
Olivier Havugimana		 6
0		 6
1		    
3 Nigeria
Rwanda		 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 Benin
Rwanda		 Delmas N'tcha
Etienne Niyigena		 7
5		 6
3		    
2 Benin
Rwanda		 Alexis Klégou
Ernest Habiyambere		 6
2		 6
2		    
3 Benin
Rwanda		 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 Nigeria
Cameroon		 Sylvester Emmanuel
Etienne Teboh		 6
4		 6
4		    
2 Nigeria
Cameroon		 Joseph Imeh Ubon
Blaise Nkwenti		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3 Nigeria
Cameroon		 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 Benin
Nigeria		 Delmas N'tcha
Sylvester Emmanuel		 6
4		 6
3		    
2 Benin
Nigeria		 Alexis Klégou
Christian Paul		 6
2		 6
1		    
3 Benin
Nigeria		 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 Rwanda
Cameroon		 Ernest Habiyambere
Cédric Wouobong Ngoumtsa		 6
3		 2
6 		6
2		  
2 Rwanda
Cameroon		 Olivier Havugimana
Blaise Nkwenti		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Rwanda
Cameroon		 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 Kenya
Uganda		 Sheil Kotecha
David Oringa		 6
4		 77
64		    
2 Kenya
Uganda		 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Boris Aguma		 6
2		 6
1		    
3 Kenya
Uganda		 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 Algeria
Namibia		 Nazim Makhlouf
Jean Erasmus		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2 Algeria
Namibia		 Youcef Rihane
Tukhula Jacobs		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3 Algeria
Namibia		 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 Kenya
Mozambique		 Ibrahim Kibet Yego
Bruno Nhavene		 6
2		 6
2		    
2 Kenya
Mozambique		 Isamel Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Franco Mata		 6
1		 6
4		    
3 Kenya
Mozambique		 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 Namibia
Uganda		 Jean Erasmus
David Oringa		 6
4		 6
0		    
2 Namibia
Uganda		 Tukhula Jacobs
Boris Aguma		 6
1		 6
1		    
3 Namibia
Uganda		 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 Algeria
Uganda		 Nazim Makhlouf
David Oringa		 6
4		 6
1		    
2 Algeria
Uganda		 Mohamed Hassan
Boris Aguma		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		  
3 Algeria
Uganda		 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 Namibia
Mozambique		 Jean Erasmus
Bruno Nhavene		 6
4		 6
3		    
2 Namibia
Mozambique		 Tukhula Jacobs
Franco Mata		 6
3		 6
1		    
3 Namibia
Mozambique		 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 Kenya
Namibia		 Sheil Kotecha
Jean Erasmus		 7
5		 6
3		    
2 Kenya
Namibia		 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Tukhula Jacobs		 62
77		 3
6 		   
3 Kenya
Namibia		 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 Algeria
Mozambique		 Nazim Makhlouf
Bruno Nhavene		 6
0		 77
64		    
2 Algeria
Mozambique		 Mohamed Hassan
Franco Mata		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		 
3 Algeria
Mozambique		 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 Kenya
Algeria		 Sheil Kotecha
Nazim Makhlouf		 6
4		 6
3		    
2 Kenya
Algeria		 Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai
Mohamed Hassan		 6
3		 6
0		    
3 Kenya
Algeria		 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 Mozambique
Uganda		 Bruno Nhavene
David Oringa		 1
6 		6
3		 77
63		  
2 Mozambique
Uganda		 Franco Mata
Boris Aguma		 6
2		 65
77		 6
2		  
3 Mozambique
Uganda		 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 Benin
Kenya		 Delmas N'tcha
Sheil Kotecha		 4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Benin
Kenya		 Alexis Klégou
Ismael Changawa Ruwa Mzai		 77
62		 6
4		    
3 Benin
Kenya		 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 Namibia
Nigeria		 Jean Erasmus
Sylvester Emmanuel		 1
6 		2
6 		   
2 Namibia
Nigeria		 Tukhula Jacobs
Christian Paul		 6
1		 3
2		    
retired
3 Namibia
Nigeria		 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 Cameroon
Mozambique		 Dieu ne Dort Midzie
Bruno Nhavene		 6
0		 4
6 		2
6 		 
2 Cameroon
Mozambique		 Blaise Nkwenti
Franco Mata		 6
4		 6
4		    
3 Cameroon
Mozambique		 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 Rwanda
Algeria		 Ernest Habiyambere
Nazim Makhlouf		 2
6 		0
6 		   
2 Rwanda
Algeria		 Olivier Havugimana
Mohamed Hassan		 2
6 		3
6 		   
3 Rwanda
Algeria		 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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