The All India Football Federation has rejected requests to replace injured foreign recruits in the NFL.
The Ghanian defender will have Dipankar Roy as his deputy.
The club also handed coach Subrata Bhattacharya a one-year contract.
Riding on a brace from star striker Sunil Chhetri, India defeated Malaysia 3-2 in the second international friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
The Kolkata giants beat Fransa Pax 2-0 in their eight round match.
Delhi Dynamos suffered a shock 3-4 defeat at the hands of Pune City FC in a thrilling match but still maintained their top spot at the points table in the Indian Super League football in Pune on Friday.
Three-time champions Mohun Bagan were unable to translate their overall supremacy in the National Football League match.
Goals by Alvito D'Cunha and Asim Biswas gave East Bengal a 2-0 victory in the Kolkata Senior Division football League.
Khalid Jamil scripted one of India's most remarkable sporting success stories.
The Jamshedpur side scored twice in the last ten minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw in the Durand Cup football tournament.
Nitin Pradhan's late goal gave the Kolkata side their second victory in three match in the National Football League.
Salgaocar Goa dashed East Bengal's hopes of a hat-trick of titles with a 3-1 victory in the final of the 33rd Federation Cup football tournament in Kolkata on Thursday. Edeh Chidi (fifth minute) and Francis Fernandes (19th) gave Salgaocar an early lead before substitute Ryuji Sueoka (66th minute) put the issue beyond doubt with a third goal to help Salgaocar regain the Federation Cup after a gap of 14 years.
East Bengal once again had luck on their side as they registered a 2-1 victory over an impressive Prayag United SC to set up a summit clash with Salgaocar in the 33rd Federation Cup football tournament, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Shillong's Lajong Football Club beat Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan 3-1, while Dempo got the better of Mohammedan Sporting by a similar margin in the Federation Cup football tournament on Monday night.
Jeakson Singh worried quite often but the midfielder shoves it away by focussing on the pride he feels in representing India at the FIFA under-17 World Cup.
Myanmar's Finance and Revenue Football Club lifted the crown in the 110th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Sunday.
The IFA came down heavily on the violence during two Kolkata Super League matches.
Medio Jayanta Sen's strike enabled East Bengal to a solitary goal win over JCT Mills.
Tollygunge Agragami lost 1-3 to JCT Mills and are staring at relegation in the NFL
Renedy Singh's goals gave the three-time champions a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Mohun Bagan won the Kolkata football league, but their all-win record was blemished by Mohammedan Sporting, who held them in their concluding match.
India's football captain underwent an orthoscopy on his left knee and will miss the World Cup qualifier on September 8.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper said he felt terribly bad at the tragic death of Cristiano Junior.
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Three players were beaten up after expressing dislike at being sprayed with colour.
Tollygunge Agragami blanked Fransa Football Club 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the Federation Cup football championship.
Mohammedan Sporting's hope to avoid relegation was dashed when they went down 0-2 to Vasco.
The giants of Indian football clash in the final of the Durand Cup on Wednesday.
More importantly, Ms Banerjee should develop a vision beyond Singur that encompasses the whole of West Bengal and the developmental challenge it faces.
The Kolkata club also urged FIFA to lift the ban, imposed for failing to clear dues of Nigerian Isa Musah last year.
The teams drew 1-1 in the league stage and, hence, a close contest is expected in Sunday's IFA Shield football tournament final.
Myanmar's Finance and Revenue Football Club beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 in the semi-final of the 110th IFA Shield football tournament.
16 teams will be seen in action in the tournament, to be held in Kolkata.
Arch rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will feature in the opening match of the ninth National Football League.
Such a person is rare in today's film world, notes Amit Khanna.
Mumbai champions Mahindra United wasted several chances and had to settle for a solitary point in a seventh round match in the National Football League.
The three-time champions beat JCT Mills by a solitary goal in a seventh round match in the National Football League.
Ace footballer Bhaichung Bhutia expressed shock and sorrow over the death of Brazilian striker Cristiano de Lima Junior.
'I realise that in some ways the Census is a peephole into a changing India. It's not just about transgenders or the disabled. This time marital status includes separate categories for divorced and separated. Mental illness has been separated from mental retardation. For the first time, the census taker is asking for the date of birth.'
After a goalless stalemate in regulation time, Karnataka edged past Maharashtra by a solitary goal in the extra time to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 64th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy in Kolkata.
