Johannesburg  - Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor gave Togo a perfect start to their final phase of 2010 World Cup qualifying by scoring the winner in a 1-0 against Cameroon on Saturday.

Although the group A game was Togo's home match it was switched to the Ghanaian capital of Accra as the stadium in Lome remains out of bounds after rioting occurred there two years ago.

Adebayor, whose inclusion in the starting line-up was only given the green light by Arsenal on Friday, scored in the 11th minute, to give the surprise 2006 World Cup finalist an early lead.

For Cameroon's coach Otto Pfister, the defeat could well spell the end of his days in charge of the Indomitable Lions as he has remained a controversial choice since taking over in 2007 at the insistance of the sports ministry.

Tunisia had a winning start into their group B campaign, 2-1 over hosting Kenya in Nairobi.

The 21-year-old Etoile du Sahel defender Ammar Jemal gave the visitors an early lead in the fifth minute.

Although Auxerre's Dennis Oliech equalized with 20 minutes to go, it was not to be enough for a share of the spoils as just two minutes later Issam Jomaa, who plays for Lens in France, scored the winner for the Carthage Eagles.

In Kigali, Rwanda secured a goalless draw against favoured Algeria in group C.

The matches double up as qualifying matches for the World Cup and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, with the five group winners joining the hosts South Africa at the World Cup finals, while the top three teams qualify for the continental event in Angola. (dpa)