New Delhi, July 12 -- JOHANNESBURG - Two weeks after the final whistle at the 2026 World Cup, Jayden Adams is dead.

The South African midfielder, 25, who started two matches for Bafana Bafana during their group-stage campaign in the United States and Canada, died on Saturday. No official cause has been disclosed by either Mamelodi Sundowns, the club he represented before and after the tournament, or the South African Football Association.

The announcement came from the South African Football Players Union, which confirmed his passing in a statement that offered mourning rather than explanation. "South African football has lost a gifted player, a proud servant of the game and a young life that still had so much to offer," the union said....