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Group III and IV played round-robin tournaments with promotion and relegation. The first round matches were played from 10th to 12th February. The finals took place from 1st to 3rd December at Moscow, Russia. Ghana at the 2006 Davis Cup competed in Europe/Africa Zone. It came under Group III. The team of Ghana was as follows:
- Gunther Darkey
- Henry Adjei-Darko
- Salifu Mohammed
- Emmanuel Mensah
Countries at the 2006 Davis Cup
The countries that participated in the Davis Cup along with Ghana in the group III of the Europe/Africa zone were as follows: Botswana, Cote D’lvoire, Nigeria, Rwanda, Denmark, Namibia and Tunisia. They played at Venue 2. The countries that played matches at Venue 1 were Estonia, Lithuania, Armenia, Monaco, Turkey, Andorra, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The players from Ghana gave a tough fight to all the players from these countries.
Participation and Performance of Ghana in the 2006 Davis Cup
The matches were played at BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana on the hard court. The matches were held from 26th to 30th July. Total 8 nations competed. They were divided into two groups. Ghana at the 2006 Davis Cup was placed in Group B. The round robin format was applied. Ghana played the matches with Nigeria on 26th July. G Darkey from Ghana defeated Nigeria’s A Babalola by 6-4, 6-4. Nigeria’s J. Igbinovia defeated H. Adjei-Darko from Ghana by 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3. Nigerian pair, A Babalola and J. Igbinovia defeated Ghana’s pair, H. Adjei-Darko and G Darkey by 7-6, 6-1. The matches between Ghana and Botswana were played on 27th July. G Darkey from Ghana was defeated by B Setshogo from Botswana by 5-0. Ghana’s S Mohammed defeated P Matong from Botswana by 6-7, 6-0 and 6-1. Ghana’s pair, H. Adjei-Darko and G Darkey defeated Botswana’s pair, P Matong and B Setshogo by 6-0, 6-0. Ghana won all the three matches against Cote D’lvoire played on 28th July. The top two teams in each group advanced to the 1st – 4th Play-off. The matches between Ghana and Namibia were played in 29th July. Ghana’s players showed superb performance and won all three matches. Ghana played matches against Denmark on 30th July. Ghana could not maintain their performance. They lost all three matches against Denmark.
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