The Africa Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2013. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt, May 15–18, on outdoor clay courts. The thirteen competing nations were divided into four pools of three or four teams. The winners from each pool played off to determine the two nations to be promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2014, while the second and third placed nations played to off to determine overall placings within the group. The fourth-placed team in Pool D does not enter the play-offs.
Draw
Pool A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–15 1 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–9 41–63 2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 3–10 35–70 3
Pool B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–27 1 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 6–6 50–58 2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 0–12 37–74 3
Pool C
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 73–26 1 0–3 3–0 1–1 3–3 6–7 55–59 2 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–6 1–12 34–77 3
Pool D
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–L Games W–LStandings 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–1 111–30 1 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–4 12–9 101–86 2 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–5 8–13 66–106 3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 3–18 63–119 4
First round Pool A Morocco vs. Algeria
Algeria vs. Cameroon
Morocco vs. Cameroon
Pool B Zimbabwe vs. Kenya
Zimbabwe vs. Ghana
Ghana vs. Kenya
Pool C Namibia vs. Rwanda
Madagascar vs. Rwanda
Madagascar vs. Namibia
Pool D Egypt vs. Zambia
Nigeria vs. Botswana
Egypt vs. Botswana
Nigeria vs. Zambia
Egypt vs. Nigeria
Botswana vs. Zambia
Play-offs Promotion Morocco vs. Madagascar
Zimbabwe vs. Egypt
5th to 8th play-offs Algeria vs. Namibia
Ghana vs. Nigeria
9th to 12th play-offs Cameroon vs. Rwanda
Kenya vs. Botswana
Final standings Rank Team1133557799111113
and promoted to Group II in 2014.
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