Rooted in Tamil Nadu, Mali's love story brought him to South Africa, where he started playing again, though his journey was short-lived.
Brazilian Fabio Passo did the star turns as the Goa side scored a 3-1 victory in their opening match in the National Football League.
JCT had a better share of the exchanges but failed to score in the National Football League match in Goa.
East Bengal beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in their opening match of the National Football League.
A goalless draw against JCT dashed their hopes of finishing second in the National Football League.
Three time champions Mohun Bagan now face a must win situation against Indian Bank in their last match.
Tollygunge Agragami earned a vital point finishing goalless with Salgaocar Sports Club in the National Football League.
Syed Sabir Pasha's 68th minute strike helped the hosts beat Tollygunge Agragami in the eighth National Football League match.
Paul Allen became an investor and philanthropist after leaving Microsoft and has been named one of the top 15 philanthropists in America.
The victory, their first in the second phase, helped the former champions steer clear of the relegation zone.
Suley Musah's powerful header in the 87th minute helped Air India snatch a rousing 2-2 draw with the NFL leaders.
A goalless draw had little bearing on the league table as both teams stayed put in the sixth and seventh positions respectively.
A 3-0 victory swelled the defending champions' lead atop the National Football League.
Mahindra United thrashed Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match.
Akeem Abolanle's goal gave the relegation-threatened Tollygunge a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Dempo Sports Club beat Tollygunge Agragami 2-1 to take second spot in the National Football League.
The handful of spectators at the Salt Lake stadium had their patience tested as the two giants were locked goalless in the National Football League match.
The defeat shunted Mahindra to second place in Group E of the AFC Cup, behind Singapore Armed Forces.
An injury-time goal handed the defending champions a 1-0 defeat in a 14th round match.
Baichung Bhutia's brace helped the defending champions beat Salgaocar Sports Club 3-1 in the National Football League.
The Phagwara side rallied to dwon Indian Bank 3-1 in the National Football League.
A last-minute goal by substitute Louis Martins guided Churchill Brothers to a 4-3 win over JCT in the NFL.
Coach Subhas Bhowmick is banking heavily on Nigerian striker Mike Okoro for the February 10 match against Singapore's Geylang United.
Dudu Omaghbemi's goal earned the Goa team a 1-1 draw.
Mahindra United fought back from two goals down to hold East Bengal in an eighth round match.
The draw was Vasco's sixth in eight matches in the National Football League.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory over Haywards Sporting Clube in the National Football League.
Vasco have 8 points from seven matches while Dempo who are unbeaten in the tournament so far are on top with 17 points.
JCT deserved more than a point from the goalless outing because they did most of the running and created more chances.
The defending champions edged past city rivals Tollygunge Agragami 1-0.
The Goa team beat Haywards 2000 Sporting Clube to register their third victory in four matches in the National Football League.
Amaechi Tochukwu's late strike guided Vasco Sports Club to their first win in the eighth National Football League.
The soft drink giants have signed a three-year contract and the money would be paid as per the team's performance in each season.
The Goa side wasted chances galore before beating Indian Bank 1-0 in the National Football League.
It shared points with East Bengal in the National Football League match that the Goa outfit dominated for most part.
Anthony Pereira and Ranty Martins scored two goals each as the Goa side won the NFL match 5-0.
Three-times champions East Bengal were humbled in their opening round match at the Cooperage ground on Sunday.
Odafa Okonji scored a brace to guide Churchill Brothers to a 2-0 win over Sporting Clube de Goa in their opening National Football League encounter on Sunday.
The defending champions were beaten by the demoted Goa side in their concluding NFL match.
