McCarthy is second top scorer

South African Benni McCarthy scored twice as his side Porto beat Belenenses 4-1.

McCarthy is now the second top scorer in the league with 16 goals.

Cameroonian Rudolph Douala scored twice before half-time for his side Uniao Leiria who drew 2-2 with Maritimo.

Injai Braima from Guinea Bissau was on target for Gil Vicente when he equalised in the second-half but they still lost to Benfica 2-1.

Hadji celebrates his goal for Espanyol

Moroccan striker Mustapha Hadji has scored his first goal for Spanish side Espanyol when he added his name in the score sheet two minutes before half-time as they beat Celta Vigo 5-1.

Two Cameroonians were also on target. Pierre Achille Webo scored for the second week in a row for Osasuna who drew 1-1 with Real Sociedad.

And Samuel Eto'o Fils pulled a second late goal for Real Mallorca in the 90th minute but his side could not force an equaliser as they lost 3-2 to Barcelona.

Gabriel Chinwuza Melkam from Nigeria scored the opening goal for his Hansa Rostock as they went on to beat Hamburg 3-0.

Santos scores his 11th for Sochaux

Burkinabe striker Moumouni Dagano scored his sixth goal for Guingamp who lost 3-1 to Monaco despite taking the lead.

Senegalese midfielder Pape Bouba Diop and his Nigerian team mate John Utaka both scored the goals to give their Lens a 2-0 win away at Metz. Diop scored the second goal for Lens from the penalty spot.

Cameroon's Achille Emana scored the winning goal for Toulouse in the 14th minute as they beat Montpellier 1-0. It was his second of the season.

Tunisia's Brazilian-born striker Francileudo dos Santos scored his 11th of the season when he equalised for Sochaux who drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain.

And two out of the five goals in the game between Bastia and Marseille were Africans. Ivorian Didier Drogba scored a consolation goal for Marseille who lost 4-1 to Bastia. Nigerian Barthalomew Ogbeche had made it 4-0 for Bastia in the 55th minute.

South African Ntuka Pule scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes before the end as his side Westerlo defeated Heusden Zolder. It was Pule's first league goal.

The Ivorian Romaric Ndri has become the latest scoring sensation for his Beveren as he scored the lone goal of the match against Charleroi.

Sierra Leone's Paul Kpaka scored five minutes from time for Genk but his side lost 2-1 to Lokeren.

Hamad Ndikumana from Rwanda had equalised for Gent in the 68th minute but his side lost 2-1 to Mouscron.

And Guinean striker Sembegou Bangoura scored one of the goals as his side standard Liege defeated Antwerp 3-0.

Egyptian Ramadan Ragap scored twice including the winner as his side Ankaragucu beat Istanbulspor 3-2.