Black Stars and Stade Rennes winger, Kamaldeen Sulemana has been named in the Confederation of African Football(CAF) best young player of the year awards for 2022.

Kamaldeen Sulemana who plays for French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes had an impressive debut season for the team after joining in the summer from FC Nordsjaelland.

He scored four goals in 20 league games as his side finished fourth in the French Ligue 1 this season.

A stakeholder panel made up of Technical Experts, CAF Legends and Journalists decided on the list for the various categories taking into the consideration the performance of the nominee from September 2021 till June 2022 at all levels.

The winners of each category will be decided by a voting panel made up of CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, Head Coaches & Captains of Member Associations and clubs involved at the group stage of the Interclub competitions.

The CAF Awards 2022 will be held ahead of the final of Africa’s flagship women’s competitions, TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022 scheduled to take place between 02 July – 23 July 2022. The event will also coincide with the two-year anniversary of the launch of the CAF Women’s Football Strategy.