1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Zone B of the 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Group III was one of two zones in the Europe/Africa Group III of the 1996 Davis Cup. 14 teams competed across two pools in a round robin competition, with the top team in each pool advancing to Group II in 1997. In a move to a four-tier system, the bottom three teams in each pool were reassigned to the new Group IV in 1997; all other teams remained in Group III.

Main article: 1996 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Participating nations

•  Botswana
•  Bulgaria
•  Cameroon
•  Congo
•  Cyprus
•  Djibouti
•  Estonia
•  Greece
•  Ireland
•  Kenya
•  Moldova
•  Monaco
•  Togo
•  Zambia

Draw

• Venue: Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya
• Date: 8–14 January

Group A

IRL

CMR

EST

MDA

CYP

ZAM

DJI

RR W–L

Match W–L

Set W–L

Standings

Ireland

2–1

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

6–0

17–1 (94%)

32–4 (89%)

1

Cameroon

1–2

2–1

2–1

2–1

3–0

3–0

5–1

13–5 (72%)

26–12 (68%)

2

Estonia

0–3

1–2

2–1

3–0

3–0

3–0

4–2

12–6 (67%)

25–15 (63%)

3

Moldova

0–3

1–2

1–2

2–1

2–1

3–0

3–3

9–9 (50%)

21–19 (53%)

4

Cyprus

0–3

1–2

0–3

1–2

3–0

3–0

4–2

8–10 (44%)

19–18 (51%)

5

Zambia

0–3

0–3

0–3

1–2

0–3

3–0

5–1

4–14 (22%)

9–28 (24%)

6

Djibouti

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

6–0

0–18 (0%)

0–36 (0%)

7

Group B

GRE

BUL

MON

KEN

BOT

TOG

CGO

RR W–L

Match W–L

Set W–L

Standings

Greece

3–0

1–2

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

5–1

16–2 (89%)

33–7 (83%)

1

Bulgaria

0–3

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–0

5–1

15–3 (83%)

30–10 (75%)

2

Monaco

2–1

0–3

2–1

3–0

3–0

3–0

5–1

13–5 (72%)

27–14 (66%)

3

Kenya

0–3

0–3

1–2

3–0

3–0

3–0

3–3

10–8 (56%)

25–18 (58%)

4

Botswana

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

3–0

3–0

2–4

6–12 (33%)

14–25 (36%)

5

Togo

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

3–0

1–5

3–15 (17%)

10–29 (26%)

6

Congo

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–3

0–6

0–18 (0%)

0–36 (0%)

7

•  Ireland and  Greece promoted to Group II in 1997.
•  Cyprus,  Zambia,  Djibouti,  Botswana,  Togo and  Congo assigned to Group IV in 1997.

Group A

Cyprus vs. Zambia

Cyprus 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [1] 8 January 1996		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Alkis Papamichael Kachinga Sinkala 6 3 6 0     2 Demetrios Leontis Sidney Bwalya 7 5 6 3     3 Demetrios Leontis / Andreas Morfiadakis Martin Kombe / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 7^11 6^9 6 4

Djibouti vs. Ireland

Djibouti 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [2] 8 January 1996		Ireland 3
1 2 3 1 Abdul-Kadar Moussa Scott Barron 1 6 0 6     2 Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Owen Casey 2 6 0 6     3 Abdullah Aden / Abdul-Kadar Moussa Eoin Collins / John Doran 0 6 0 6

Estonia vs. Moldova

Estonia 2	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [3] 8 January 1996		Moldova 1
1 2 3 1 Allar Hint Evgueni Plougarev 3 6 2 6     2 Rene Busch Oleg Sinic 6 0 6 2     3 Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal Evgueni Plougarev / Maxim Savitski 6 0 6^8 7^10 6 3

Cameroon vs. Estonia

Cameroon 2	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [4] 9 January 1996		Estonia 1
1 2 3 1 Angelin Mvogo Allar Hint 6 1 6 1     2 Lionel Kemajou Rene Busch 2 6 0 6     3 Angelin Mvogo / Joseph Oyebog Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal 7^7 6^5 6 4

Cyprus vs. Moldova

Cyprus 1	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [5] 9 January 1996		Moldova 2
1 2 3 1 Alkis Papamichael Evgueni Plougarev 3 6 1 6     2 Demetrios Leontis Oleg Sinic 4 6 1 6     3 Demetrios Leontis / Andreas Morfiadakis Sergei Bougaenko / Evgueni Plougarev 6 2 6 2

Djibouti vs. Zambia

Djibouti 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [6] 9 January 1996		Zambia 3
1 2 3 1 Abdullah Aden Kachinga Sinkala 0 6 0 6     2 Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Sidney Bwalya 1 6 0 6     3 Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Martin Kombe / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 1 6 3 6

Cameroon vs. Moldova

Cameroon 2	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [7] 10 January 1996		Moldova 1
1 2 3 1 Angelin Mvogo Evgueni Plougarev 6 4 6 3     2 Lionel Kemajou Oleg Sinic 4 6 4 6     3 Angelin Mvogo / Joseph Oyebog Maxim Savitski / Oleg Sinic 6 3 6^7 7^9 6 1

Cyprus vs. Ireland

Cyprus 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [8] 10 January 1996		Ireland 3
1 2 3 1 Andreas Morfiadakis Scott Barron 2 6 1 6     2 Alkis Papamichael Owen Casey 1 6 4 6     3 Demetrios Leontis / Andreas Morfiadakis Owen Casey / Eoin Collins 2 5     retired

Estonia vs. Zambia

Estonia 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [9] 10 January 1996		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Alti Vahkal Kachinga Sinkala 6 0 6 4     2 Rene Busch Sidney Bwalya 6 2 6 1     3 Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal Martin Kombe / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 6 4 6 2

Cameroon vs. Ireland

Cameroon 1	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [10] 11 January 1996		Ireland 2
1 2 3 1 Angelin Mvogo Scott Barron 6 4 6 1     2 Lionel Kemajou Owen Casey 1 6 2 6     3 Angelin Mvogo / Joseph Oyebog Owen Casey / Eoin Collins 4 6 2 6

Djibouti vs. Estonia

Djibouti 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [11] 11 January 1996		Estonia 3
1 2 3 1 Abdul-Kadar Moussa Alti Vahkal 3 6 1 6     2 Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Rene Busch 2 6 0 6     3 Abdullah Aden / Abdul-Kadar Moussa Allar Hint / Andrei Luzgin 1 6 1 6

Moldova vs. Zambia

Moldova 2	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [12] 11 January 1996		Zambia 1
1 2 3 1 Evgueni Plougarev Kachinga Sinkala 4 6 3 6     2 Oleg Sinic Sidney Bwalya 6 4 6 3     3 Maxim Savitski / Oleg Sinic Sidney Bwalya / Kachinga Sinkala 2 6 6 3 6 4

Cameroon vs. Cyprus

Cameroon 2	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [13] 12 January 1996		Cyprus 1
1 2 3 1 Joseph Oyebog Alkis Papamichael 6 3 3 6 13 11   2 Angelin Mvogo Demetrios Leontis 6 2 6 4     3 Maurice Fomete / Lionel Kemajou Demetrios Leontis / Andreas Morfiadakis 2 6 3 6

Djibouti vs. Moldova

Djibouti 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [14] 12 January 1996		Moldova 3
1 2 3 1 Abdul-Kadar Moussa Evgueni Plougarev 1 6 3 6     2 Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Oleg Sinic 4 6 1 6     3 Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Evgueni Plougarev / Oleg Sinic 0 6 1 6

Ireland vs. Zambia

Ireland 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [15] 12 January 1996		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Scott Barron Kachinga Sinkala 6 3 6 4     2 Owen Casey Sidney Bwalya 6 1 6 0     3 Scott Barron / Owen Casey Martin Kombe / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 6 1 6 1

Cameroon vs. Djibouti

Cameroon 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [16] 13 January 1996		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Joseph Oyebog Abdullah Aden 6 0 6 0     2 Lionel Kemajou Abdul-Kadar Moussa 6 1 6 0     3 Maurice Fomete / Angelin Mvogo Abdullah Aden / Abdul-Kadar Moussa 6 1 6 1

Cyprus vs. Estonia

Cyprus 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [17] 13 January 1996		Estonia 3
1 2 3 1 Alkis Papamichael Alti Vahkal 4 6 7^7 6^4 3 6   2 Demetrios Leontis Rene Busch 4 6 6 4 2 6   3 Petros Baghdatis / Andreas Morfiadakis Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal 1 6 3 6

Ireland vs. Moldova

Ireland 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [18] 13 January 1996		Moldova 0
1 2 3 1 Scott Barron Evgueni Plougarev 6 2 6 3     2 Owen Casey Oleg Sinic 7 5 3 6 6 3   3 Owen Casey / Eoin Collins Maxim Savitski / Oleg Sinic 6 4 6 2

Cameroon vs. Zambia

Cameroon 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [19] 14 January 1996		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Angelin Mvogo Kachinga Sinkala 6 2 6 3     2 Lionel Kemajou Sidney Bwalya 6 1 6 4     3 Maurice Fomete / Lionel Kemajou Martin Kombe / Lighton Ndefwai-Muchinda 7 5 6 1

Cyprus vs. Djibouti

Cyprus 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [20] 14 January 1996		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Andreas Morfiadakis Abdullah Aden 6 0 6 0     2 Demetrios Leontis Abdul-Kadar Moussa 6 1 6 2     3 Petros Baghdatis / Demetrios Leontis Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed 6 0 6 1

Estonia vs. Ireland

Estonia 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [21] 14 January 1996		Ireland 3
1 2 3 1 Allar Hint Scott Barron 0 6 0 6     2 Rene Busch Owen Casey 1 6 2 6     3 Andrei Luzgin / Alti Vahkal Scott Barron / John Doran 6 4 4 6 3 6

Group B

Kenya vs. Botswana

Kenya 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [22] 8 January 1996		Botswana 0
1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Michael Judd 6 1 6 4     2 Allan Cooper Gavin Jeftha 6 4 6 2     3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Gavin Jeftha / Thato Kgosimore 6 2 6 1

Bulgaria vs. Monaco

Bulgaria 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [23] 8 January 1996		Monaco 0
1 2 3 1 Ruslan Rainov Christophe Bosio 4 6 6 3 6 1   2 Mark Markov Sébastien Graeff 6 4 6 4     3 Ivo Bratanov / Radoslav Radev Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 6 1 7^8 6^6

Greece vs. Togo

Greece 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [24] 8 January 1996		Togo 0
1 2 3 1 Konstantinos Efraimoglou Komi Akli 6 2 6 1     2 Solon Peppas Jean-Kome Loglo 6 3 6 4     3 Konstantinos Economidis / Nikos Rovas Komi Akli / Jean-Kome Loglo 4 6 6 3 6 4

Botswana vs. Bulgaria

Botswana 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [25] 9 January 1996		Bulgaria 3
1 2 3 1 Gavin Jeftha Radoslav Radev 4 6 3 6     2 Thato Kgosimore Mark Markov 1 6 4 6     3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Ivo Bratanov / Radoslav Radev 4 6 4 6

Congo vs. Togo

Congo 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [26] 9 January 1996		Togo 3
1 2 3 1 Chatrian Gnitou Komi Akli 4 6 1 6     2 Alain Bemba Jean-Kome Loglo 0 6 2 6     3 Alain Bemba / Chatrian Gnitou Kossi Loglo / Kodjo Sodji 5 7 3 6

Greece vs. Monaco

Greece 1	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [27] 9 January 1996		Monaco 2
1 2 3 1 Konstantinos Efraimoglou Christophe Bosio 6 3 6 4     2 Solon Peppas Sébastien Graeff 6 4 4 6 2 6   3 Konstantinos Efraimoglou / Solon Peppas Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 6^6 7^8 6^3 7^7

Kenya vs. Bulgaria

Kenya 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [28] 10 January 1996		Bulgaria 3
1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Ruslan Rainov 6 1 3 6 4 6   2 Allan Cooper Mark Markov 3 6 6 1 5 7   3 Balaraman Arun / Devin Shretta Ivo Bratanov / Radoslav Radev 7^7 6^5 3 6 5 7

Botswana vs. Greece

Botswana 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [29] 10 January 1996		Greece 3
1 2 3 1 Thato Kgosimore Konstantinos Economidis 2 6 1 6     2 Michael Judd Solon Peppas 3 6 4 6     3 Gavin Jeftha / Michael Judd Konstantinos Efraimoglou / Nikos Rovas 2 6 2 6

Congo vs. Monaco

Congo 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [30] 10 January 1996		Monaco 3
1 2 3 1 Martial Banguid Christophe Bosio 2 6 2 6     2 Chatrian Gnitou Sébastien Graeff 3 6 0 6     3 Martial Banguid / Alain Bemba Christophe Boggetti / Sylvain Skudlarek 1 6 2 6

Kenya vs. Greece

Kenya 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [31] 11 January 1996		Greece 3
1 2 3 1 Balaraman Arun Konstantinos Efraimoglou 0 6 2 6     2 Allan Cooper Solon Peppas 3 6 4 6     3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Konstantinos Efraimoglou / Solon Peppas 6 2 6^7 7^9 4 6

Botswana vs. Congo

Botswana 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [32] 11 January 1996		Congo 0
1 2 3 1 Michael Judd Martial Banguid 6 3 6 1     2 Gavin Jeftha Chatrian Gnitou 6 2 6 4     3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Alain Bemba / Chatrian Gnitou 6 2 6 4

Monaco vs. Togo

Monaco 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [33] 11 January 1996		Togo 0
1 2 3 1 Christophe Bosio Komi Akli 6 4 6 0     2 Sébastien Graeff Jean-Kome Loglo 7^7 6^4 7^7 6^0     3 Christophe Boggetti / Sylvain Skudlarek Kossi Loglo / Kodjo Sodji 6 3 6 4

Kenya vs. Congo

Kenya 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [34] 12 January 1996		Congo 0
1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Martial Banguid 6 0 6 2     2 Allan Cooper Chatrian Gnitou 6 1 6 2     3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Martial Banguid / Alain Bemba 6 2 6 0

Botswana vs. Togo

Botswana 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [35] 12 January 1996		Togo 0
1 2 3 1 Michael Judd Komi Akli 6 4 6^3 7^7 8 6   2 Gavin Jeftha Jean-Kome Loglo 6 2 6 4     3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Kossi Loglo / Kodjo Sodji 7^8 6^6 6 3

Bulgaria vs. Greece

Bulgaria 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [36] 12 January 1996		Greece 3
1 2 3 1 Ruslan Rainov Konstantinos Efraimoglou 6^6 7^8 3 6     2 Mark Markov Solon Peppas 6^6 7^8 6 2 5 7   3 Mark Markov / Radoslav Radev Konstantinos Efraimoglou / Solon Peppas 2 6 3 6

Kenya vs. Togo

Kenya 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [37] 13 January 1996		Togo 0
1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Kossi Loglo 4 6 6 2 6 2   2 Allan Cooper Jean-Kome Loglo 2 6 6 4 6 3   3 Balaraman Arun / Devin Shretta Jean-Kome Loglo / Kossi Loglo 6 2 7^11 6^9

Botswana vs. Monaco

Botswana 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [38] 13 January 1996		Monaco 3
1 2 3 1 Michael Judd Sylvain Skudlarek 3 6 6^3 7^7     2 Gavin Jeftha Christophe Boggetti 3 6 7^10 6^8 0 6   3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Christophe Bosio / Sébastien Graeff 7^7 6^5 6^4 7^7 16 18

Bulgaria vs. Congo

Bulgaria 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [39] 13 January 1996		Congo 0
1 2 3 1 Radoslav Radev Martial Banguid 6 0 6 1     2 Ivo Bratanov Alain Bemba 6 1 6 3     3 Ivo Bratanov / Radoslav Radev Martial Banguid / Chatrian Gnitou 6 0 6 3

Kenya vs. Monaco

Kenya 1	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [40] 14 January 1996		Monaco 2
1 2 3 1 Norbert Oduor Sylvain Skudlarek 6 4 6 2     2 Allan Cooper Sébastien Graeff 6^5 7^7 7^7 6^3 3 6   3 Allan Cooper / Norbert Oduor Christophe Boggetti / Sébastien Graeff 3 6 4 6

Bulgaria vs. Togo

Bulgaria 3	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [41] 14 January 1996		Togo 0
1 2 3 1 Radoslav Radev Kossi Loglo 6 1 6 2     2 Mark Markov Jean-Kome Loglo 7^7 6^5 3 0     retired 3 Mark Markov / Radoslav Radev Komi Akli / Kossi Loglo 6 2 6 3

Congo vs. Greece

Congo 0	Nairobi Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya [42] 14 January 1996		Greece 3
1 2 3 1 Martial Banguid Konstantinos Efraimoglou 0 6 0 6     2 Chatrian Gnitou Solon Peppas 1 6 1 6     3 Alain Bemba / Crépin Ossombi Konstantinos Economidis / Nikos Rovas 2 6 0 6

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2. "Djibouti v Ireland". daviscup.com.
3. "Estonia v Moldova". daviscup.com.
4. "Cameroon v Estonia". daviscup.com.
5. "Cyprus v Moldova". daviscup.com.
6. "Djibouti v Zambia". daviscup.com.
7. "Cameroon v Moldova". daviscup.com.
8. "Cyprus v Ireland". daviscup.com.
9. "Estonia v Zambia". daviscup.com.
10. "Cameroon v Ireland". daviscup.com.
11. "Djibouti v Estonia". daviscup.com.
12. "Moldova v Zambia". daviscup.com.
13. "Cameroon v Cyprus". daviscup.com.
14. "Djibouti v Moldova". daviscup.com.
15. "Ireland v Zambia". daviscup.com.
16. "Cameroon v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
17. "Cyprus v Estonia". daviscup.com.
18. "Ireland v Moldova". daviscup.com.
19. "Cameroon v Zambia". daviscup.com.
20. "Cyprus v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
21. "Estonia v Ireland". daviscup.com.
22. "Kenya v Botswana". daviscup.com.
23. "Bulgaria v Monaco". daviscup.com.
24. "Greece v Togo". daviscup.com.
25. "Botswana v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
26. "Congo v Togo". daviscup.com.
27. "Greece v Monaco". daviscup.com.
28. "Kenya v Bulgaria". daviscup.com.
29. "Botswana v Greece". daviscup.com.
30. "Congo v Monaco". daviscup.com.
31. "Kenya v Greece". daviscup.com.
32. "Botswana v Congo". daviscup.com.
33. "Monaco v Togo". daviscup.com.
34. "Kenya v Congo". daviscup.com.
35. "Botswana v Togo". daviscup.com.
36. "Bulgaria v Greece". daviscup.com.
37. "Kenya v Togo". daviscup.com.
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39. "Bulgaria v Congo". daviscup.com.
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External links

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