Boma Achenimie 
Declan Rice, a midfielder for West Ham on Thursday said he was happy to hear Nigerians singing a song in his honour.
It would be recalled that Odumodublvck, a Nigerian rapper, recently recorded a song called “Declan Rice” in honour of the English footballer, creating a sensation both inside and outside of Nigeria.
Speaking in a recent interview with BBC MOTD, the midfielder expressed his happiness at hearing his name being sung by millions of Nigerians in response to the song’s popularity throughout the country.
He said: “Odumodu [Odumodublvck] – he brought out a song; it’s called ‘Declan Rice.’
“It dropped, and I was just like, yeah mad. I think it was the fastest-streaming song in Nigerian history. Number 1. It now like 15 million streams.
“We’ve seen all these people singing my name. I’m getting all these Nigerian people commenting.
“But that’s what it’s about though. I’ve got a couple of boys that are like, ‘We listen to it in the car and we just keep rewinding it, we’re like, yeah rewind’
