Declan Rice: Arsenal Star Vibes to SA Amapiano Song Despite Nigerian Hit Song Named After Him

Declan Rice: Arsenal Star Vibes to SA Amapiano Song Despite Nigerian Hit Song Named After Him

Arsenal star Declan Rice has trended on social media after being spotted vibing and enjoying himself while listening to a South African Amapiano hit song.

The England international has a Nigerian hit song 'Declan Rice' sang by Afrobeats artist Odumodublvck, named after him, but it seems he has just crossed to the Amapiano side.

The 26-year-old and his Arsenal teammates are preparing for the 2025-26 English Premier League season after finishing as runners-up to eventual winners Liverpool last campaign.

Rice grooves to SA amapiano song

Despite being popular in Nigeria due to a hit song named in his honour, Rice was seen dancing and singing a popular SA amapiano track “Jealousy” which was sang by Tyler ICU and Khalil Harrison.

The song was released in 2023 and also had vocals from Ceeka RSA and Leemckrazy. The track became famous on social media upon its release, mainly on TikTok, which led to different routine dances made for the song.

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The video went viral on social media with ESPN Africa sharing it on their official handle on X (formerly known as Twitter).

The video gathered different reactions from South African football fans on social media.

Reactions as Rice vibes to Jealousy

Tobe_Betting said:

"See Rice jamming to Tyler ICU's "Jealousy"! When African beats hit like dat, even Premier League stars no fit resist 🔥 Football and music bridging cultures, dat's di beauty of di game! My guy got proper Afrobeats rhythm sha."

johny_theblessd shared:

"This guy vibing the right way 😂😂😂He's a 10/10."

ModernDay Laqhasha wrote:

"Lol so crazy to me how this song is so big overseas, when it just came and went here in SA."

mufctrinzz10 commented:

"oi saks you seen man cane speak african and that you know famalam its a madness styll let man know when ya wanna link to speak for african n dat."

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Sinalo_NM reacted:

"South Africa has everything in place, the only unfortunate part is economic growth to push us to a first world country 😭"

LamaTheCule added:

"I think this is European footballers favourite banger, so many players be playing it on their stories and even goal celebrations 😂"

Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (Sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.