Amy, Déguène, Cherif, Adji

We are proud to welcome four new ambassadors to our team, representing Surfkids Shredding Senegal. Alongside many epic wins, in 2020 all of them won ISA scholarships thanks to their results in school and surf. Amy, Cherif and Adji even made it onto the podium at the recent championships 2025 in Senegal.

Meet the team below:

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Amy Kane has been surfing for many years and is one of the rising talents of the surfkids shredding Senegal program. She has already built an impressive competitive record, including a gold medal in the Girls Under 18 category at the first step of the Senegalese Surf Cup. Confident and focused, Amy continues to push her level in every competition she enters. She just came second in the U16 girls' category at the 2025 Senegalese Championships.

Beyond her results, Amy brings strong dedication to her training and shows all the qualities of a future national-level surfer. She is determined to keep improving throughout the 2025-2026 season and to represent her club and community with pride.

Motivated and competitive, Cherif Diop won two silver medals at the Cadet Surf Senegal Cup in 2019 and 2021, was part of the national team representing his country at the Junior WSG in El Salvador in 2022, last year went on to become the Senegal Junior Champion and recently got 5th at 1st stop of the Africa Surf Tour in Liberia.

Moving forwards he wants to keep working with the Surfkids Shredding Senegal project to help local youth, especially girls, get into surfing, and one day sign a contract with a major partner.

Cherif on Insta


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Déguène Thioune has been the Surf Champion in Senegal for two years and recently won the Africa Surf Tour! In 2022, she also claimed the title while simultaneously finishing second in the African Juniors, before once again fighting for first place as the Senegalese champion in 2023 and winning again at the first stop of the African Surf Tour in Liberia. She also knows exactly what she wants: to finish college, continue her active role with Surfkids Shredding Senegal, and find a job to support her mother.

Adji Ndiaye has been competing for just one year, yet she has already made a name for herself by reaching the podium in every single competition she has entered. She achievement a bronze medal in the Girls Under 18 category at the first step of the Senegalese Surf Cup on Ngor Island 2023 and she also won an impressive fourth place at the 2025 Senegalese Championships.

Her progression margin is exceptional: Adji improves rapidly, demonstrates strong determination in training, and shows real promise for the seasons to come. She is already proving that she can stand among the best young surfers in Senegal.

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