Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o equalled the African Cup of Nations scoring record with his 14th goal in the competition as Cameroon defeated Zambia 5-1 in the Baba Yara Stadium.

Eto'o matched the record of Ivory Coast's Laurent Pokou as former Middlesbrough forward Joseph Desire Job netted twice.

Cameroon took the lead after 28 minutes when Geremi curled a free-kick over the wall.

Cameroon added the second when two Zambia defenders failed to clear a long ball up field and Job was presented with an easy chance. Achille Emana scored the third after 44 minutes and then Eto'o saw his free-kick strike the hand of Billy Mwanza in the 65th minute and scored from the penalty spot.

Job had a simple tap-in for the fifth with 10 minutes left before Chris Katongo volleyed a consolation goal for Zambia in the 89th minute.

Defending champions Egypt, who had beaten Cameroon 4-2 in their opening fixture, defeated Sudan 3-0.

Egypt started slowly but took the lead after 28 minutes as Hosny Rabou scored from the spot after he had been hauled down by Sudan keeper Elmuiz Abdalla.

Egypt made it 2-0 when Abo Terika shot home after 78 minutes and the same player added his second four minutes later when he beat Abdalla with a close-range shot at his near post.

Victory for Egypt left them top of the group and favourites to progress with Zambia left to play.