Amayo was born in Montreal, Canada, to Nigerian parents Faith and Charles Amayo.[2] Amayo played high school basketball with St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, where he averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game.[3] He transferred to NIA School, where he upped his statistics to 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, while leading NIA to the nation's number 6 among United States prep schools.[3]
He enrolled in Marshall University in 2012, where he played for the Thundering Herd men's basketball team, appearing in three games before electing to transfer. He changed to Iona where he would sit out the 2013–14 season due to transfer rules.[3] He played four games in his junior season before having a season-ending injury, causing him to miss the entire season, as well as the next 2015–16 season.[2]
Amayo then transferred to the Loyola Marymount University where he made his debut for the Lions in the 2016–17 season, averaging 4.7 points and 3.8 rebounds for the team.[2]
In November 2024, he played for Al Ahli Tripoli in the Elite 16 of the 2025 BAL qualification, helping the team qualify.[9] The same month, Amayo returned to the Rivers Hoopers, and helped them win the Nigerian Premier League (NPL) title, by scoring 29 points in the championship game against Hoops & Read.[10][11] He was subsequently named the NPL Most Valuable Player.[10]
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