Ganguly will be in Mumbai instead, attending a BCCI meeting ahead of the election of its new President.
Sourav Ganguly was only five years old when Pele visited Kolkata the first time in 1977.
Sachin Tendulkar is one of those cricketers, who co-owns Kerala Blasters Football Club team Kerala Blasters FC in the ISL.
Kohli is the co-owner of FC Goa, which lost to the Ganguly co-owned Atletico de Kolkata in the semi-final last year.
Earlier, on 30th August Sachin Tendulkar recruited Newcastle United defender Peter Ramage.
Peter Ramage plays for Newcastle United.
The marquee player is expected to be announced before July 10.
Tendulkar is co-owner of the Kerala Blasters Football Club, which lost the inaugural ISL final to Atletico de Kolkata.
The former India skipper said that the Spanish coach will remain at the helm for the second edition in 2015.