South African midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at this year’s World Cup, has died Saturday at the age of 25.
South African Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said said in a statement: “It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayden Adams.”
“South African football has lost one of its brightest young talents,” he added, but did not disclose a cause of death.
Police said they had opened an investigation after the body of a 25-year-old man was found at a house in Schotschekloof, a suburb in central Cape Town, on Saturday morning.
A police spokesperson told news agency AFP that the “circumstances around this incident are under investigation.”
Adams played in all three of South Africa’s group-stage matches at the World Cup asthey reached the Round of 32 for the first time. He did not feature in the knockout defeat by Canada.
He was also part of the squad that finished third at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
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