{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e1f20a82c5631a201cf87bc/62252a4bafd1500013873a4b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rising Star's Escape from Ukraine ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e1f20a82c5631a201cf87bc/1646602776098-563714498f97d3651a0f8e40868f21f5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Just a day after entering the second decade of his life, with sirens blaring and explosions in the distance, a panicked Amilcar Djau Codjovi&nbsp;realized he was in the middle of a warzone. The midfielder who played for Vorskla Poltava in central Ukraine would spend the next two days frantically traveling the length and breadth of the country trying to escape. His safe passage to Hungary, eventually being secured after a call from the Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. In this pod he tells us about his dramatic escape, his emotional reunion&nbsp;with his family and how one day he could play for Ivory Coast or&nbsp;Guinea-Bissau.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong>&nbsp;Zayn Nabbi</p><p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;Amilcar Djau Codjovi</strong> (Vorskla Poltava midfielder)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#Ukraine #UkraineUnderAttaсk&nbsp;#UkraineRussianWar</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow us on IG:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/otw_podcast/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@otw_podcast </a></p><p><strong>Follow us on Twitter:</strong> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/otw_podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@otw_podcast</a></p><p><strong>Like us on Facebook:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/onthewhistlepodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">On The Whistle Podcast </a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Notes&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>01:00</strong>&nbsp;- Waking up to explosions and then escaping Ukraine</p><p><strong>11:00&nbsp;</strong>- Breaking down in the middle of nowhere en route to the border</p><p><strong>15:00</strong> - Being asked to pay 1500 Euros to cross to Hungary, but a call from the Croatian PM saves the day</p><p><strong>22:00 </strong>- A tearful reunion with his family</p><p><strong>33:00</strong> - His most fearful moment during the trip</p><p><strong>37:00 </strong>- Never returning to the Ukraine</p><p><strong>47:00</strong> - Open to playing for Ivory Coast or&nbsp;Guinea-Bissau</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Duration:</strong>&nbsp;51:15</p>","author_name":"Zayn Nabbi"}