Newcomers Mauritania were given an unpleasant welcome to their debut AFCON appearance as they lost to West African neighbours Mali 4-1 in their Group E game Monday night in Suez.
Mali now lead the group with three points, two more than Tunisia and Angola who played to a 1-1 draw earlier at the same venue.
Mauritania follow in that order with no point.
Mali Eagles were the better side from the start to the end, and capped a convincing performance with an important win that saw them move closer to the next round.
Abdoulaye Diaby and Moussa Marega each scored within a span of eight minutes, and Adama Noss Traore added a third just after the break.
Haven Al Ide scored from the penalty kick spot to give Mauritania a historic goal.
But Adama Traore added the fourth for Les Aigles to hand Les Mourabitoune defeat in their first ever AFCON match.
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