{"id":932008,"date":"2026-07-13T13:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/932008\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:12:15","slug":"police-probe-death-of-south-africa-soccer-player-jayden-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/932008\/","title":{"rendered":"Police probe death of South Africa soccer player Jayden Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) \u2014 Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams<\/a>, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old Adams died two weeks after helping South Africa reach the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time.<\/a><\/p>\n

Authorities have not released a cause of death.<\/p>\n

\u201cCape Town central police registered an inquest for investigation following the discovery of the body of a 25-year-old male on Saturday,\u201d police said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. \u201cCircumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police said the body was discovered at a property in the Cape Town neighborhood of Schotsche Kloof at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, but gave no more details.<\/p>\n

Adams\u2019 father, Juanito Adams, told South African TV news station eNCA on Sunday that the family were waiting for the results of an autopsy and had not yet made any funeral plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you all know, it was an untimely death. The family is struggling to process it,\u201d Juanito Adams said. \u201cIt won\u2019t be easy to carry on. People say it will become easier, but it won\u2019t. You just learn to live with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adams played in all three of South Africa\u2019s group games as it produced its best performance at the World Cup.<\/a> He did not feature in the 1-0 loss to Canada<\/a> in the round of 32 on June 28.<\/p>\n

South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said Adams had played in his team\u2019s group game against Czech Republic hours after learning that his grandmother had died. McKenzie asked the public and media to \u201cexercise restraint and compassion\u201d and not speculate on the cause of Adams\u2019 death while authorities conduct an investigation.<\/p>\n

There were moments of silence and tributes for Adams at the England vs. Norway and Argentina vs. Switzerland World Cup quarterfinal games on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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