Senegal kept up the pressure at the top of Group One of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers with a 6-1 thrashing of Liberia in Dakar on Saturday.

Khalilou Fadiga opened the scoring for Senegal through a free-kick after his Bolton Wanderers' team-mate El-Hadji Diouf was fouled by the Liberian goalkeeper Lartee Jackson.

The Teranga Lions doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Diouf converted a penalty after Mamadou Niang was brought down in the box.

France-based Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye grabbed the third goal, heading home a Diouf free-kick.

The hosts then scored three quick goals late in the second half with strikes from Henri Camara, Moussa N'Diaye and a second from Diouf.

The Liberians grabbed a consolation late in the game through Oliver Makor.

The win gives Senegal 13 points, the same as Zambia who beat Congo 2-0 earlier in the day in the Copperbelt town of Chililabombwe.

The Chipolopolo took the lead in the third minute with a goal from Angola-based defender Elijah Tana.

The goalscorer then got the first yellow card of the match on the half-hour mark.

Collins Mbesuma, who plays for Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa, doubled Zambia's lead on the stroke of half-time.

The remaining Group One match see Togo traveling to Bamako to play Mali on Sunday.