The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Mohammedan Sporting continued their impressive show to get past JCT Mills Phagwara 2-1 on Saturday
Okonji's first half strike carried Mohammedan Sporting to victory in the National Football League encounter.
Thrice champions East Bengal kick-off their National Football League campaign against Mohammedan Sporting on Tuesday.
The Jamshedpur side scored twice in the last ten minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Seven Mohun Bagan and three East Bengal players have been directed to personally explain their conduct during the derby clash between the two teams on September 4.
Syed Sabir Pasha's 68th minute strike helped the hosts beat Tollygunge Agragami in the eighth National Football League match.
16 teams will be seen in action in the tournament, to be held in Kolkata.
Mahindra United thrashed Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match.
19 players refused to participate in the morning practice session in protest against non-payment of dues from the club.
Mohammedan Sporting scraped past Indian Bank 1-0 after a 73rd minute penalty from Dipendu Biswas in the eighth National Football League.
Myanmar's Finance and Revenue Football Club beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 in the semi-final of the 110th IFA Shield football tournament.
Sunday Seah's goal gave the Goa team a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Mohammedan Sporting taking on former champions Mohun Bagan in the inaugural match at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata.
Second half goals gave Peerless a 2-0 victory in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
A 5-3 tie-breaker victory earned the trojans a place in the final of the Durand Cup football tournament for the first time.
The Mumbai champions beat Tollygunge Agragami in their concluding match in the National Football League.
Everready held the defending champions 2-2 in the Super Six Kolkata football league.
East Bengal tasted their maiden defeat in a super six round match of the Kolkata Super Division football league.
S Venkatesh netted the all-important goal in the 78th minute to ensure the title for Mahindra, in their third final.
The 1-1 draw left both teams in the relegation zone in the National Football League.
They were beaten by Kolkata Port Trust in the Kolkata Super Division.
The Kolkata side rallied from a goal in arrears to beat Muktijoddha Samsad of Bangladesh.
Syed Rahim Nabi scored a brace in a 3-1 victory in the National Football League.
A 4-0 victory gave the defending champions their fifth victory from nine matches in the National Football League.
Mohd. Sporting, Air India, Hayward Sporting and SBT will battle for two places in the first division.
The beat Titanium and Manipur Police 7-2 and 7-0 respectively in the Second Division NFL.
A 3-0 victory took their tally to 17 points from seven matches in the Kolkata Super Division football League.
The defending champions edged past Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the Kolkata Super Division football league.
A goalless draw with Kolkata Port Trust in their concluding quarter-final league match ensured them a berth.
East Bengal capitalised on the lapses to score a 2-1 victory over Indian Bank in the IFA Shield football tournament.
Harvinder Singh scored a brace in a 3-0 victory in the National Football League.
The Mohammedan Sporting coach blamed poor match supervision for his team's loss in the Federation Cup final.
\n\nA goal in each half gave the Kolkata side a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
The All India Football Federation said that there would be a shake-up in the sport in the country and the roadmap ahead is to have just one league in near future.
Syed Rahim Nabi's late goal gave the Kolkata side a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.\n\n
East Bengal beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the Kolkata Super Division.
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