Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - He taangata takirua a Ayayi ki Parani me te whenua o Benin o ona matua, engari kei te takaro ia i te poitūkohu mo nga roopu motu o Parani. I te 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship i Radom, Poland, i toharite ia ki te 11.3 tohu me te 6.7 rebounds ia kēmu mo France. I arahi a Ayayi i tana kapa ki te mētara parahi i te 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship i Latvia. Whai muri i te toharite 15.7 nga tohu mo ia keemu, i whakaingoatia ia ki te All-Star Five. I awhina a Ayayi i a France ki te wikitoria i te parahi i te 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
i Heraklion, Kariki, i reira i whiwhi ai ia i te honore All-Star Five. I toharite ia i te 20.9 tohu, 5.6 rebounds, me te 3.4 awhina mo ia keemu, me te arahi i nga kaitakaro katoa me te 33 tohu i te kemu mētara parahi ki a Lithuania.