The India forward's name as skipper was approved at a meeting of the club's executive committee on Tuesday.
East Bengal crushed Sporting Clube de Goa 4-0 to set up a semi-final clash with JCT Mills, Phagwara in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Three-times champions East Bengal were humbled in their opening round match at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.
The defending champions edged past Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
Kolkata's East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia's Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in Padang, on Tuesday.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has agreed "in principle" to the club-led model of running the Indian Super League (ISL) for two years and has conveyed it to the sports minister, a top official said on Tuesday.
The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Despite a population of 1.45 billion, India's football team is ranked a lowly 138th in the world and failed to qualify for next year's Asian Cup, highlighting deep-rooted systemic issues and a failure to implement reforms that keep the World Cup dream distant for fans.
But East Bengal, the ace striker's club, will not oblige.
JCT defender Narinder, in an attempt to clear, deflected the ball into his own goal.
Santa Singh's 75th minute goal helped Churchill Brothers beat East Bengal 1-0 in the National Football League.
Mike Okoro scored twice in a 3-0 win in the NFL match\n\n
Though a bid cannot be expected from either of the two Kolkata giants just because the document has been taken up for consideration, this is a sign that both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are easing their stance against the IMG-Reliance owned league.
A brace by Chandas Das gave the red and gold brigade a 2-1 victory over Mohun Bagan in the final.
The defending champions beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 in a 11th round match of the National Football League.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
Unbeaten East Bengal hold the edge in the National League match.
In another match in the Durand Cup football tournament, Salgaocar beat PSEB 2-0.
The victory swelled East Bengal's tally to 43 points, one less than second-placed Dempo. Sporting Clube lead NFL table with 45 points.
The AIFF has approved a September 4 start for the 2026-27 Indian Super League but deferred a final decision on the league's governance structure, with further discussions set to continue between the federation and ISL clubs.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has surged past the halfway mark in the West Bengal assembly elections, leading in 185 seats against the Trinamool Congress's 91, signalling a potential political shift in the state. Early trends suggest a geographically split mandate, with the BJP gaining in border, tribal, and industrial regions, while the TMC holds ground in parts of Kolkata and select rural strongholds.
NorthEast United FC were left to rue missed chances, particularly at the end, as they settled for a 1-1 draw against Delhi Dynamos FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash, in Guwahati, on Thursday.
Prayag United rode on Ranty Martins's second-half strike to beat defending champions East Bengal and end their 14-match unbeaten run in the final of the IFA Shield in Kolkata on Wednesday.
East Bengal humbled Railway FC 4-0 to maintain their all-win record in the Kolkata Super division football league.\n\n
The Kolkata giants will be hampered by Mahesh Gawli's suspension and injuries to Debjit Ghosh and Mike Okoro when they take on Tero Sasana in the ASEAN final.
Despite fielding their reserve team, East Bengal dominated the proceedings to hammer Balestier Khalsa FC 3-0 for their first win this season in the the AFC Cup football tournament
A momentary lapse by goalkeeper Juje Siddi cost Salgaocar the semi-final match in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Sri Lankan player Kasun Nadika Jeyasuriya's went in vain for Indian Bank in the National Football League.
In a top-of-the-table clash, Henry Antchouet struck twice as Churchill Brothers brightened their I-League title hopes with a crushing 3-0 win over local heavyweights and last year's runners-up East Bengal in a round 17 fixture, in Kolkata on Saturday.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant were held to a goalless draw by Inter Kashi in their Indian Super League clash, despite dominating possession.
A brace by striker Yusif Yakubu guided East Bengal to a convincing 2-0 victory over Vasco Sports Club Goa in their fourth round match of the ONGC I-League in Kolkata on Saturday. After putting his side in the lead as early as in the sixth minute, Yakubu struck again at the fag end and was rightly adjudged man of the match.
A depleted East Bengal defence would brighten the prospects of Dempo who are in sublime form as the top two teams of the last I-League square off in the 34th Federation Cup final at the Kanchenjungha Stadium in Siliguri on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the TMC of sheltering goons who torture women and promised citizenship to refugees in West Bengal. He highlighted the BJP's commitment to women's security by giving poll tickets to victims of violence.
A brace from Robin Singh helped East Bengal pip Bhowanipore Club 2-1 in the 116th IFA Shield opener at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday.
A late goal against the run of play by Sumeet Passi helped Sporting Clube de Goa prevail over Mumbai FC 1-0 in their Federation Cup first leg football tie at the Cooperage ground, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
The much hyped I-League football derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at Kanchenjunga Stadium, in Siliguri, ended in a goalless draw with both teams goalkeepers returning heroes.
East Bengal rode on substitute Ryuji Sueoka's second-half strike to scrape past Semen Padang of Indonesia 1-0 in the home-leg of AFC Cup quarter-finals at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday.
East Bengal lifted themselves up from a gloomy first-half and fired two late goals to blank HAL, Bangalore in their return leg I-League fixture at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday.
Chennaiyin went into the lead after Suhail Pasha's header took a deflection from Hira Mondal and went inside the net for an own goal.
Kolkata Police's Special Task Force seized a cache of arms and ammunition near Rajabazar Science College and detained a man days before the two-phase polling in West Bengal.
