Cameroon won 4-1 against the Ivory Coast to strike an early blow in African Nations Cup qualifying Group D.
Clinton N'Jie and Vincent Aboubakar scored twice apiece to render Yaya Toure's goal meaningless and leave Cameroon top of the group after two wins.
The Democratic Republic of Congo won 2-0 against Sierra Leone thanks to goals from Ndombe Mubele and Jeremy Bokila.
Ghana and Uganda share top spot in Group E after beating Togo and Guinea respectively.
Everton's on-loan Chelsea winger Christian Atsu grabbed Ghana a 3-2 win after Emmanuel Adebayor had drawn Togo level with 13 minutes remaining. Asamoah Gyan and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu had previously scored for Ghana to overhaul Floyd Ayite's opener.
Geoffrey Massa scored both goals in Uganda's 2-0 success.
The Cape Verde Islands recorded their second successive victory at the start of their Group F campaign with a 2-1 upset of 2012 champions Zambia.
The island minnows' celebrations after beating Angola to reach the 2013 quarter-finals were memorable and they are on course for a repeat opportunity.
Ze Luis' first-half opener was cancelled out 10 minutes after the interval by Jacob Mulenga, but Heldon scored a 77th-minute winner for Cape Verde.
Mozambique and Niger drew 1-1 in the other match in the group, Elias Dominguez with a sixth-minute penalty for the hosts before Mahamane Cisse equalised.
Senegal lead Group G after a second successive 2-0 win as goals from Sadio Mane and Dame N'Doye downed Botswana.
Seven-time champions Egypt prop up the group after Tunisia and Fakhreddine Ben Youssef inflicted their second 1-0 defeat in succession.
Jonathan Pitroipa's brace saw Group C leaders Burkina Faso to a 3-0 win in Angola, Aristide Bance with the opener, while Lesotho and Gabon drew 1-1. Levy Madinda scored Gabon's late equaliser after Emmanuel Lekhanya opened the scoring.
Source: PA
