• by Todd Wasserman , October 31, 2022

In the runup to the World Cup next month, Nike has dropped a profile of Alphonso Davies, who will be playing for Canada.

In the two-minute ad, via We Are Pi, Davies talks about becoming a refugee in Ghana. Davies’ parents, who were Liberian, fled during the Second Liberian War. In 2005, the family fled to Canada.

“Anyone can become a refugee,” Davies says. “It’s not something that you choose.”

Davies further recounts that the football pitch “was one of the first places where I felt at home.”

Davies goes on to say that he believes refugees are underestimated. The ad then shows Davies performing kicks in goal.

The ad ends with Davies missing a shot on an untended goal. “Take two,” he says, laughing.