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The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1997.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The top two teams in Europe/Africa IV advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 1998. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Participating nations

•  Botswana
•  Djibouti
•  Iceland
•  Liechtenstein
•  Madagascar
•  Sudan
•  Togo
•  Uganda

Draw

• Venue: Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
• Date: 19–23 March

Group A

		TOG	LIE	UGA	SUD	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Togo		3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0	9–0 (100%)	18–0 (100%)	1
	Liechtenstein	0–3		3–0	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	12–7 (63%)	2
	Uganda	0–3	0–3		2–1	1–2	2–7 (22%)	5–14 (26%)	3
	Sudan	0–3	0–3	1–2		0–3	1–8 (11%)	2–16 (11%)	4

Group B

		MAD	BOT	ISL	DJI	RR W–L	Match W–L	Set W–L	Standings
	Madagascar		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	8–1 (89%)	16–2 (89%)	1
	Botswana	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	6–3 (67%)	11–6 (65%)	2
	Iceland	0–3	1–2		3–0	1–2	4–5 (44%)	8–9 (47%)	3
	Djibouti	0–3	0–3	0–3		0–3	0–9 (0%)	0–18 (0%)	4

1st to 4th place play-offs

	Third place					Final
						A1	Togo	1
						B1	Madagascar	2
	A1	Togo	2
	B2	Botswana	1

5th to 8th place play-offs

	Third place					Final
						A3	Uganda	2
						A4	Sudan	1
	A3	Uganda	3
	B4	Djibouti	0

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Madagascar
2	Togo
3	Liechtenstein
4	Botswana
5	Uganda
6	Sudan
7	Iceland
8	Djibouti

•  Madagascar and  Togo promoted to Group III in 1998.

Round robin

Group A

Liechtenstein vs. Sudan

Liechtenstein 3	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 19 March 1997		Sudan 0
1 2 3 1 Jürgen Tömördy Mandour Abdalla 6 2 6 3     2 Stephan Ritter Asim Omar El-Agraa 6 2 6 0     3 Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel Abbas Jeha / Abdullah Giha 6 3 6 3

Togo vs. Uganda

Togo 3	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 19 March 1997		Uganda 0
1 2 3 1 Kodjo Apeti Renato Sebbi 6 2 6 2     2 Jean-Kome Loglo John Oduke 6 1 6 4     3 Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi 6 1 6 2

Liechtenstein vs. Uganda

Liechtenstein 3	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 20 March 1997		Uganda 0
1 2 3 1 Jürgen Tömördy Erick Ofuyulu 6 2 6 3     2 Stephan Ritter John Oduke 6 3 7 5     3 Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel Christopher Bagala / Renato Sebbi 7 6 4 6 10 8

Sudan vs. Togo

Sudan 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 20 March 1997		Togo 3
1 2 3 1 Mandour Abdalla Kodjo Apeti 5 7 1 6     2 Asim Omar El-Agraa Jean-Kome Loglo 2 6 0 6     3 Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya 1 6 5 7

Liechtenstein vs. Togo

Liechtenstein 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 21 March 1997		Togo 3
1 2 3 1 Roland Büchel Kodjo Apeti 0 6 0 6     2 Hartmut Birkner Jean-Kome Loglo 2 6 0 6     3 Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel Kossi Loglo / Midodji Segbeaya 4 6 3 6

Sudan vs. Uganda

Sudan 1	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 21 March 1997		Uganda 2
1 2 3 1 Mandour Abdalla Renato Sebbi 6 3 6 1     2 Asim Omar El-Agraa John Oduke 1 6 2 6     3 Mandour Abdalla / Asim Omar El-Agraa John Oduke / Renato Sebbi 5 7 3 6

Group B

Botswana vs. Djibouti

Botswana 3	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 19 March 1997		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Gavin Jeftha Omar-Awad Mohammed 6 0 6 0     2 Petrus Molefe Abdul-Kadar Moussa 6 0 6 0     3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Abdullah Aden / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed 6 2 6 1

Iceland vs. Madagascar

Iceland 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 19 March 1997		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Einar Sigurgeirsson Harivony Andrianafetra 0 6 1 6     2 Gunnar Einarsson Thierry Rajaobelina 4 6 4 6     3 Stefán Pálsson / Ólafur Sveinsson Harivony Andrianafetra / Donne-Dubert Radison 2 6 0 6

Botswana vs. Madagascar

Botswana 1	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 20 March 1997		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 1 Gavin Jeftha Harivony Andrianafetra 2 6 4 6     2 Petrus Molefe Thierry Rajaobelina 7 6 7 5     3 Thato Kgosimore / Petrus Molefe Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina 1 6 3 6

Djibouti vs. Iceland

Djibouti 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 20 March 1997		Iceland 3
1 2 3 1 Abdullah Aden Einar Sigurgeirsson 0 6 0 6     2 Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Gunnar Einarsson 0 6 0 6     3 Omar-Awad Mohammed / Abdul-Kadar Moussa Gunnar Einarsson / Stefán Pálsson 2 6 1 6

Botswana vs. Iceland

Botswana 2	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 21 March 1997		Iceland 1
1 2 3 1 Gavin Jeftha Einar Sigurgeirsson 6 1 6 3     2 Petrus Molefe Gunnar Einarsson 7 6       retired 3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson 6 7 3 6

Djibouti vs. Madagascar

Djibouti 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 21 March 1997		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Abdullah Aden Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 0 6 0 6     2 Omar-Awad Mohammed Donne-Dubert Radison 0 6 2 6     3 Abdul-Kadar Moussa / Chamsan Nasser-Saeed Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 0 6 0 6

1st to 4th place play-offs

Semifinals

Botswana vs. Togo

Botswana 1	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 22 March 1997		Togo 2
1 2 3 1 Gavin Jeftha Kodjo Apeti 6 3 6 4     2 Petrus Molefe Jean-Kome Loglo 4 6 5 7     3 Michael Judd / Thato Kgosimore Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo 3 6 4 6

Liechtenstein vs. Madagascar

Liechtenstein 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 22 March 1997		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Jürgen Tömördy Harivony Andrianafetra 7 6 1 6 2 6   2 Stephan Ritter Thierry Rajaobelina 4 6 3 6     3 Hartmut Birkner / Roland Büchel Donne-Dubert Radison / Jean-Baptiste Rakotondravelo 1 6 1 6

Final

Togo vs. Madagascar

Togo 1	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 23 March 1997		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 1 Kodjo Apeti Harivony Andrianafetra 2 6 3 6     2 Jean-Kome Loglo Thierry Rajaobelina 6 2 6 3     3 Kodjo Apeti / Jean-Kome Loglo Harivony Andrianafetra / Thierry Rajaobelina 5 7 3 6

3rd to 4th play-off

Liechtenstein vs. Botswana

Liechtenstein 2	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 23 March 1997		Botswana 1
1 2 3 1 Jürgen Tömördy Thato Kgosimore 7 5 6 3     2 Stephan Ritter Petrus Molefe 6 3 3 6 0 6   3 Stephan Ritter / Jürgen Tömördy Gavin Jeftha / Michael Judd       w/o

5th to 8th place play-offs

5th to 8th play-offs

Uganda vs. Djibouti

Uganda 3	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 22 March 1997		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Renato Sebbi Abdullah Aden 6 0 6 1     2 John Oduke Omar-Awad Mohammed 6 0 6 0     3 John Oduke / Renato Sebbi Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed 6 0 6 1

Sudan vs. Iceland

Sudan 2	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 22 March 1997		Iceland 1
1 2 3 1 Mandour Abdalla Stefán Pálsson 6 2 6 4     2 Asim Omar El-Agraa Gunnar Einarsson 2 6 7 5 3 6   3 Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha Stefán Pálsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson 3 6 6 2 7 5

5th to 6th play-off

Uganda vs. Sudan

Uganda 2	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 23 March 1997		Sudan 1
1 2 3 1 Renato Sebbi Mandour Abdalla 3 6 3 6     2 John Oduke Asim Omar El-Agraa 6 2 6 2     3 John Oduke / Renato Sebbi Mandour Abdalla / Abbas Jeha 6 4 3 6 6 4

7th to 8th play-off

Djibouti vs. Iceland

Djibouti 0	Tennis Centre, Gaborone, Botswana 23 March 1997		Iceland 3
1 2 3 1 Abdullah Aden Einar Sigurgeirsson 0 6 2 6     2 Omar-Awad Mohammed Gunnar Einarsson 3 6 1 6     3 Abdullah Aden / Omar-Awad Mohammed Gunnar Einarsson / Einar Sigurgeirsson 1 6 1 6

References

1. "Liechtenstein v Sudan". daviscup.com.
2. "Togo v Uganda". daviscup.com.
3. "Liechtenstein v Uganda". daviscup.com.
4. "Sudan v Togo". daviscup.com.
5. "Liechtenstein v Togo". daviscup.com.
6. "Sudan v Uganda". daviscup.com.
7. "Botswana v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
8. "Iceland v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
9. "Botswana v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
10. "Djibouti v Iceland". daviscup.com.
11. "Botswana v Iceland". daviscup.com.
12. "Djibouti v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
13. "Botswana v Togo". daviscup.com.
14. "Liechtenstein v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
15. "Togo v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
16. "Liechtenstein v Botswana". daviscup.com.
17. "Uganda v Djibouti". daviscup.com.
18. "Sudan v Iceland". daviscup.com.
19. "Uganda v Sudan". daviscup.com.
20. "Djibouti v Iceland". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website

• Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
• 1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone