Equatorial Guinea become the first team to be knocked out of qualifying for AFCON 2017, while Zimbabwe march on.
Ghana and Liberia collected maximum points on Thursday as they chase qualification for next year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Swaziland, while there were no goals to be seen between Comoros and Ghana either.
An impressive showing from Madagascar saw them take the lead in their World Cup qualifying tie, while there were wins for Botswana and Chad.
Ivory Coast are without a win in their first two African Cup of Nations qualifying matches after they were held by Sierra Leone.
The latest edition of the FIFA rankings was published on Thursday, with Belgium climbing above Argentina into second.
Olivier Simouri was the hero for Madagascar in their surprise 2-1 Cosafa Cup success against Ghana.
Geoffrey Massa's goal sent Uganda into the second round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying after they beat Madagascar on away goals.