Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Morocco's Ghizlaine Chebbak has been crowned the 2025 CAF Women's Player of the Year, edging out Nigeria's Rasheedat Ajibade in a tightly contested category that underlined the growing strength of women's football on the continent.

Chebbak, who plays for Al Hilal, topped a three-woman shortlist that included Ajibade - the dynamic Paris Saint-Germain forward - and Morocco's Sanaa Mssoudy of AS FAR.

The victory marks a major personal moment for Chebbak, who has been central to the rapid rise of Moroccan women's football over the last three years.

For Ajibade, the result brings disappointment after a standout year for club and country.

The Nigerian international had been widely tipped as one of the favourites followin...