The Africa Zone served as a qualifying round to the 1987 Davis Cup Europe Zone.

Teams from 11 African nations competed for 2 places in the Europe Zone main draws.[1] Zimbabwe and Senegal were the winners of the Africa Zone and qualified for the Europe Zone main draws.[2][3]

Participating nations

Draw

First round
30 January–1 February		Second Round
13–22 March		Third Round
3–5 April
 Nigeria
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
bye
 Nigeria3
Abidjan, Ivory Coast (indoor carpet)
 Ivory Coast2
 Tunisia0
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
 Ivory Coast5
 Nigeria2
 Zimbabwe3
 Zimbabwe
Nairobi, Kenya (clay)
bye
 Zimbabwe5
 Kenya0
 Kenyaw/o
 Djibouti
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Morocco2
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Senegal3
 Senegal4
 Algeria1
bye
Dakar, Senegal (hard)
 Algeria
 Senegal3
 Egypt2
 Libya
bye
 Libya
 Egyptw/o
bye
 Egypt

First round

Ivory Coast vs. Tunisia


Ivory Coast
5		 Abidjan, Ivory Coast[4]
30 January–1 February 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Tunisia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ivory Coast
Tunisia		 Clément N'Goran
Abdel-Majid Soudani		 6
2		 6
0		 7
5		      
2 Ivory Coast
Tunisia		 Antoine Beugré
Hassan Soudani		 10
8		 6
2		 6
1		      
3 Ivory Coast
Tunisia		 Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran
Abdel-Majid Soudani / Hassan Soudani		 6
2		 6
4		 1
6 		7
5		    
4 Ivory Coast
Tunisia		 Clément N'Goran
Elias Bramly		 6
1		 6
3		        
5 Ivory Coast
Tunisia		 Antoine Beugré
Adel Brahim		 6
3		 6
2		        

Senegal vs. Morocco


Senegal
3		 Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[5]
30 January–1 February 1987
Hard
Morocco
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Morocco		 Abou Berthé
Mohammed Dlimi		 3
6 		6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		   
2 Senegal
Morocco		 Yahiya Doumbia
Abdel Nadini		 7
9 		6
8 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		  
3 Senegal
Morocco		 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly
Arafat Chekrouni / Mohammed Dlimi		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Senegal
Morocco		 Abou Berthé
Abdel Nadini		 2
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
3		 2
6 		 
5 Senegal
Morocco		 Yahiya Doumbia
Mohammed Dlimi		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 8
6		 6
4		  

Second round

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria


Ivory Coast
2		 Abidjan, Ivory Coast[6]
13–15 March 1987
Carpet (indoors)
Nigeria
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ivory Coast
Nigeria		 Clément N'Goran
Rotimi Akinloye		 6
8 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
2 Ivory Coast
Nigeria		 Antoine Beugré
Tony Mmoh		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3 Ivory Coast
Nigeria		 Jean-Amihiaka Koffi / Clément N'Goran
John Atiomo / Tony Mmoh		 9
7		 6
1		 2
6 		7
9 		13
15 		 
4 Ivory Coast
Nigeria		 Clément N'Goran
Tony Mmoh		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		2
6 		   
5 Ivory Coast
Nigeria		 Antoine Beugré
Rotimi Akinloye		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		      

Kenya vs. Zimbabwe


Kenya
0		 Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya[7]
13–15 March 1987
Clay
Zimbabwe
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Kenya
Zimbabwe		 Paul Wekesa
Byron Black		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Kenya
Zimbabwe		 Eno Polo
Greig Rodger		 2
6 		5
7 		7
5		 4
6 		   
3 Kenya
Zimbabwe		 Kush Bhardwaj / Selim Rana
Byron Black / Haroon Ismail		 3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Kenya
Zimbabwe		 Eno Polo
Byron Black		 3
6 		1
6 		       
5 Kenya
Zimbabwe		 Kush Bhardwaj
Greig Rodger		 7
9 		2
6 		       

Senegal vs. Algeria


Senegal
4		 Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[8]
20–22 March 1987
Hard
Algeria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Algeria		 Thierno Ly
Yassine Amier		 5
7 		6
2		 6
3		 2
6 		6
4		  
2 Senegal
Algeria		 Yahiya Doumbia
Djamel Boudjemline		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
3 Senegal
Algeria		 Yahiya Doumbia / Thierno Ly
Yassine Amier / Djamel Boudjemline		 6
3		 6
2		 8
6		      
4 Senegal
Algeria		 Yahiya Doumbia
Yassine Amier		 8
6		 6
2		        
5 Senegal
Algeria		 Thierno Ly
Djamel Boudjemline		 3
6 		7
9 		       

Third round

Zimbabwe vs. Nigeria


Zimbabwe
3		 City Sports Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe[3]
3–5 April 1987
Hard (indoors)
Nigeria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Zimbabwe
Nigeria		 Byron Black
Tony Mmoh		 4
6 		1
6 		6
4		 6
0		 4
2		  
retired
2 Zimbabwe
Nigeria		 Greig Rodger
Nduka Odizor		 6
8 		6
2		 1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Zimbabwe
Nigeria		 Byron Black / Greig Rodger
Sadiq Abdullahi / Nduka Odizor		 8
6		 6
1		 3
6 		6
3		    
4 Zimbabwe
Nigeria		 Greig Rodger
Sadiq Abdullahi		 3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Zimbabwe
Nigeria		 Byron Black
Nduka Odizor		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		 6
1		    

Senegal vs. Egypt


Senegal
3		 Sporting Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal[2]
3–5 April 1987
Hard
Egypt
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Senegal
Egypt		 Miloud Doumbia
Khaled Baligh		 10
12 		9
7		 6
4		 0
6 		6
8 		 
2 Senegal
Egypt		 Yahiya Doumbia
Hisham Nasser		 6
3		 6
0		 6
0		      
3 Senegal
Egypt		 Abou Berthé / Yahiya Doumbia
Khaled Baligh / Hisham Nasser		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		    
4 Senegal
Egypt		 Miloud Doumbia
Hisham Nasser		 5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Senegal
Egypt		 Yahiya Doumbia
Khaled Baligh		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      

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 "Senegal v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Zimbabwe v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Ivory Coast v Tunisia". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Senegal v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Ivory Coast v Nigeria". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Kenya v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Senegal v Algeria". daviscup.com.
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