LA Knights’ defensive back, Giovanni Ononun has served a warning shot at his team’s next opponent in the ongoing Showtime Flag Football League (SFFL), as he says he and his colleagues are out to dominate the championship.
Speaking against the backdrop of his team’s 19-14 victory over Raptors last weekend, Giovanni Ononun told Sports247 that their ability to weather the storm and overcome a very tough onslaught from the opponent confirmed their title aspirations for the season.
Ononun added, “It really was a tough game but, thankfully, our defence helped us. Our offence also did their best to ensure we won, though it was a tough game.
“The Raptors played a little bit rough; but our offence got 19 points on the board, while the defence also made sure we kept the lead to win.”
Although the victory margin was tight and the scoreline low, Ononun expressed satisfaction with the points achieved by his side, which he believes will boost their confidence heading into their third match of the season this weekend.
Ononun expatiated: “All in all, two and one is better than one and one, as long as we take the win. It means we go into the next game with the confidence we need to dominate.
We’ll go back to the drawing board and make sure we have all our shifts together, then come back better for the next game.”
He concluded by stating his personal targets for LA Knights as well as declaring delight with the massive progress that flag football is making in Nigeria’s sporting circles.
“Personally, my target is to make sure the team wins. Anything I can do to make sure the team wins, that’s what I’m going to do. We want to dominate every other team playing flag football in Nigeria.
“As it is, flag football is currently the biggest growing coed sport, and Showtime is the biggest curator of the league.
That’s why many basketballers and footballers are now gravitating towards flag football. I believe everybody should want to play – or at least watch – flag football right now,” Ononun posited.
