Confederation Cup is right on the corner, and every team is trying to choose best of its available talents, but on the other side, there is one team who is equally promoting its young talent along with using its experienced players. Nigeria, who won the Africa Cup of Nations in February, has made nine surprising changes to the team that crowned them Africa’s prestigious title. The newly selected teammates include four players who have never played in an international match before. This is rather a brave attempt from the coach who says his team consist a well needed mixture of both talent and experience. As far Nigerian defense is concerned, coach tries to retain a solid firewall by excluding players like Joseph Yobo, Peter Odemwingie, and Obafemi Martins. Earlier, local media aggressively criticized Coach Stephen Keshi for making a biased decision while selecting players; perhaps some of them even blamed him for choosing players out of his local clubs, while on the other side, coach … [Read more...]