‘Spartans FC and Lagos Rebels will battle for the SFFL Showtime Bowl championship game after beating the top seeds in an entertaining semi-final playoff.
After 11 weeks of action, Season X of the SFFL is now down to the last two teams standing who will compete for the title.
At a press conference in Lagos to herald the SFFL Showtime Bowl, both teams and their representatives spoke about the history between them and the desire to win the trophy.
Also, the SFFL Showtime Bowl trophy was unveiled by the league commissioner and the Team representatives.
SFFL Showtime Bowl: Spartans and The Mercy Rule
In the first semis, Spartans delivered a once-in-a-lifetime performance to pick a championship final spot in the SFFL Showtime Season X by decimating Titans 38-0, handing a high-flying Titans the mercy rule, to end the game in the first half(2nd quarter).
In a game where the defense was on top, the Titans could only cross the halfway line once in the dying moments of the 2nd quarter, but that resulted in the final nail in their coffin as the Spartans broke the line to set up the final play for the Spartans.
Lagos Rebels Snatching Victory From The Jaws Of Defeat
Elsewhere for the second game running, Lagos Rebels left it late before booking a spot in the championship game with a 42-41 victory over top-seed Lagos Athletics Flag Football.
With less than two minutes to the end of the game, Lagos Rebels made a touchdown before shutting out the form team, Lagos Athletics Flag Football, with one minute left on the game clock.
League commissioner Adebare Adebayo described the results as the hallmark of what the league is all about unpredictability and entertainment of flag football.
I was not expecting this. I am not going to lie. The two teams came out and put on a show. I’m expecting more excitement in the final. I expect them to come put on a show. I can’t say who will edge it based on what we have seen so far because any team can step up on any given Sunday.”
The SFFL Showtime Bowl championship game will hold at Meadow Hall Way, Alma Beach Estate, Lekki-Epe Express Way, on December 10th, 2023.
Launched In July 2023, SFFL Showtime, a Coed Flag Football League, Is open to professionals and passionate newcomers across all development levels.