Cherif Essakili joins the Razorbacks from Agadir, Morocco, and has ranked as high as 176th in WAGR. During her training in Florida, she participated in two Wyndham Cups for Team East and helped Team United States win the 2024 Junior Solheim Cup. She finished runner-up at the Women’s Orlando International Amateur in January of 2025 and won the Pan Arab Women’s Championship in back-to-back years in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. In 2024, she was named to the Junior All-American first team and had multiple AJGA wins, including the Stacy Lewis Invitational at Blessings Golf Club.
Cherif Essakili played in last year’s ANWA alongside current Razorback Maria José Marin.