Former Dortmund Forward Modeste Joins Egyptian and African Champions Al-Ahly

Former Borussia Dortmund forward Anthony Modeste. (Getty Images)
Former Borussia Dortmund forward Anthony Modeste. (Getty Images)
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Former Dortmund Forward Modeste Joins Egyptian and African Champions Al-Ahly

Former Borussia Dortmund forward Anthony Modeste. (Getty Images)
Former Borussia Dortmund forward Anthony Modeste. (Getty Images)

Former Borussia Dortmund forward Anthony Modeste joined Egyptian and African Champions Al-Ahly, just one year after he signed for the German club with high expectations to replace Erling Haaland.

Frenchman Modeste joined Dortmund to fill in for Sebastien Haller who was diagnosed with a malignant testicular tumour. Haller had only just joined the club to replace current Manchester city goal-machine Haaland.

Modeste, 35, scored only twice in 19 Bundesliga games with Dortmund last season, one of them was a last-gasp equalizer to complete a sensational two-goal comeback and snatch a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in October.

The Al-Ahly contract with Modeste will be for one year and may be extended for one more "according to the terms that were agreed", said the club on its website late on Monday.

Modeste may debut as early as next Friday, when Al-Ahly will face Algerian USM Alger in African Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian League will kick-off three days later.



Estoril to Wear Senna-Inspired Kit to Mark Late Brazilian’s First F1 Win 

Ayrton Senna. (AFP/Getty Images)
Ayrton Senna. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Estoril to Wear Senna-Inspired Kit to Mark Late Brazilian’s First F1 Win 

Ayrton Senna. (AFP/Getty Images)
Ayrton Senna. (AFP/Getty Images)

Portuguese top-flight side Estoril Praia will swap their traditional yellow and blue strips for the green and yellow of the Brazilian flag on Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of the late Ayrton Senna's first Formula One Grand Prix victory.

The special kit, featuring the colors of Senna's iconic helmet, will be worn when Estoril face Braga in Portugal's Primeira Liga in honor of the Brazilian's breakthrough triumph at the Estoril circuit in 1985.

The three-times world champion, who died in a crash at Imola in 1994, mastered torrential conditions at the circuit to claim the first of his 41 grand prix victories.

"Estoril Praia pays tribute to the person and athlete who marked a generation with three world championships for McLaren, whose connection to the municipality of Cascais and Portugal is unequivocal," the club said in a statement.

In another tribute last weekend, the late driver's nephew Bruno drove the Lotus Type 97T which Senna piloted to victory at Estoril as part of a demonstration at the Goodwood Festival in England.

The car will also be on display at the Estoril circuit on Sunday and Monday.