BY AGENCY REPORTER
Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.
Leony Kweuke opened the scoring for the Indomitable Lions after only four minutes and Stephane Mbia added the second three minutes later, the BBC reports.
That proved enough for Cameroon to bounce back from being held to a 0-0 draw when the sides met last Saturday.
All Wednesday’s games are the reverse fixtures from last weekend.
Maximum points for Cameroon means they and Ivory Coast will both seal a place at next year’s tournament in Morocco if the Elephants complete a double over DR Congo in Group D’s later kick-off but the Ivorians were down by 3-1 as the time of this report.
Ivory Coast beat DR Congo last time out in Kishasa despite Swansea star Wilfried Bony failing to convert a penalty, and they boast a home record of only one defeat in 51 qualifiers.
Ghana took control of a tight Group E by beating Guinea 3-1.
The Black Stars, who are being led by caretaker coach Maxwell Konadu while a new permanent boss is sought, opened up a two-point lead at the summit but were forced to fight hard to do it.
Asamoah Gyan opened the scoring for the hosts in Tamale but Guinea hit back through Ibrahim Yattara before half-time.
An Andre Ayew penalty restored Ghana’s lead after the interval and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu scored a third deep into injury time.
The win revives the Black Stars’ campaign after they were held 1-1 in Guinea last weekend.
Earlier in the group, Togo beat Uganda 1-0 to complete a double over them having on Saturday inflicted them to their first home defeat in 10 years.
Serge Akakpo struck the only goal on 70 minutes and the win briefly move Togo from bottom to top of the table, until Ghana pushed them into second place.
Shock 2012 champions Zambia ended a three-match winless run by brushing aside Niger 3-0 in their Group F match in Niamey.
Rainford Kalaba struck the first goal of the game, Emmanuel Mayuka added a second and goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene wrapped things up from the penalty spot.
Chipolopolo move to five points, level with second-placed Mozambique, who play away at Cape Verde later.
In Group C, Angola thumped Lesotho 4-0 to lift themselves off the foot of the table.
The hosts struck after only two minutes through Bastos and Papel made it 2-0 before the break. Lesotho contributed to their own downfall when Tsoanelo Koetle put through his own net and the rout was complete when Love hit a fourth on 57 minutes.
