France, Dec. 23 -- Chelle-oiled machine

The Mali coach, who shall henceforth be known as Saintfiet Tom, was politesse incarnate when referring to Day 2's opponents Zambia. Rave about them, did he. But the 52-year-old Belgian appears to have a rival. Before fielding the questions from the assortment of vloggers and frustrated cloggers about the opening Group C game against Tanzania, the Nigeria bossEric Chelle began his press conference with a flurry of compliments. "I want to say thank you for the welcome we've had from the people of Morocco," said the 48-year-old former Mali international. "I want to say thank you too to the people who work for the organisers and everybody who has been taking care of us."

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