Our Story
At World Wide Sponsorships NIL (WWS-NIL), we specialize in bridging the gap for international student athletes navigating Name, Image, and Likeness opportunities in the USA college leagues. With expertise in visa advisory and immigration law, we help you maneuver through the complexities of NCAA and Department of Homeland Security regulations. Our commitment is to create a comprehensive domestic strategy that supports your unique journey. Together, we can enhance your collegiate experience and capitalize on your potential in the world of sports.
Our Team
Sam Amsterdam
PR and Strategy Advisory
Samuel ‘Sam’ Amsterdam is an advanced advocacy and strategic marketing and media engagement professional, with commercial and political counsel experience in major global hubs including London, Brussels, Johannesburg, Lagos, New York City, Toronto and Washington, D.C.
From Washington D.C., London and Johannesburg, Mr. Amsterdam has managed the day-to-day public relations operations of international social enterprises on a global scale.
Mr. Amsterdam graduated with a degree in Public Affairs and Policy from Ottawa, Canada’s Carleton University.
Tommy Deuschle
Brand Strategy Advisory
Tommy Deuschle holds a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Business Administration from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States of America.
Tommy is a World Economic Forum Alumni in the Global Shapers community.
He helps start and build companies worldwide. He started his first company during his senior year of college, and jumped on the train of growing ideas. Tommy has founded and built companies like CMedia (a video production house), Cotrade Industrial Solutions (an industrial service company for mines), and EarthStruct (a real-estate fund), to name a few.
As the recent co-founder of Emerging Ideas, Tommy recently started an incubation company that helps young budding entrepreneurs make community impacts with their start-ups.
Tommy hosts local Pitch Nights every month where entrepreneurs present their companies to a Springboard audience which helps propel ideas into strategic relationships, funding and deal opportunities, as well as increased exposure.
In his spare time, home grown coffee, songwriting, Crocodile Hunting & Video Production take over.
Mike Denenga
Investment and Legal Advisory
Michael is a finance and investment funds specialist. He has over 20 years of post qualification experience. Michael has advised on the formation of numerous private equity funds across Africa including but not limited to funds domiciled in South Africa, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and Guernsey. Michael's clients include general partners as well as investors such as Development Finance Institutions, pension funds, family offices and corporates.
- Named by Best Lawyers 2018 - 2025 as a leading individual; Lawyer of the Year for Private Equity Law 2020
- Named by Best Lawyers 2018 - 2023 as a leading individual and Lawyer of the Year for Private Equity Law 2020
- Named by Legal 500 2019 - 2024 as a leading individual
- Named by Who's Who Legal 2020 as a leading lawyer (Private Funds: Formation)
- Named by Chambers Global 2014 - 2016 as a ranked lawyer (Banking & Finance)
- Named by IFLR1000 2013 - 2018 as a highly regarded lawyer (Banking)
Contributor to the South African Chapter in "International Hedge Fund Regulation" edited by Ian Mason and Gilbert Cornish
- Non-Executive Director of Alexander Forbes Investments Unit trust
Our Approach
Our approach to Name Image Likeness consultancy is designed to guide international student-athletes through the intricate web of opportunities and regulations in the $2 billion NIL industry. We will help you build effective strategies that navigate the complexities of US immigration and NCAA bylaws, so you can take full advantage of your personal brand. Together, we’ll pave the way for your success as an athlete and a student.
We’ve Been Covered in
NIL MARKETPLACE
$2 billion
2025 estimated NIL marketplace value
4
Four main areas:
Football
Basketball
Baseball
Olympic sports
20,000 +
Amount of international students affected by NIL marketplace
24
Years of Experience helping student athletes
Our CEO
Munya Maraire
Munya Maraire hosts one of the more unique backgrounds in African and international athletic history, indicative of the continent's spirit of resilience amidst adversity, and determination in the face of opportunity.
Today, the Founder and CEO of World Wide Scholarships Group (WWS) sits atop a transcontinental social enterprise involved in all aspects of sports business from sports recruitment, sports media to sporting apparel. WWS has held partnerships and collaborations with elite international outfits such as, NIKE, AC Milan Technical academy, Real Madrid Foundation, NCAA, NAIA and many sports federations worldwide. Penn State, Munya's alma mater, before he went on to become Zimbabwe's first NFL prospect athlete.
From its inception, WWS has successfully placed thousands of athletes in global universities and professional leagues alike, in sports such as track, swimming, tennis, soccer, basketball and field hockey, but to name a few.
WWS NIL is his newest endeavour bringing NIL opportunities to international student-athletes worldwide. Bringing his deep understanding and experience in matters concerning international visa regulations and NCAA by laws to a very niché international student athlete population.