New Delhi, July 11 -- CAPE TOWN - Two weeks after walking off the pitch at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Jayden Adams was found dead on Saturday morning at a residential property in Schotschekloof, a central Cape Town neighbourhood not far from the streets where he grew up. He was 25.

Police confirmed the discovery and opened an investigation. A police spokesperson said the circumstances around the incident were under investigation, telling Euronews that no further details would be provided. No cause of death has been disclosed.

Adams had been at the centre of South Africa best fortnight in international football history. He started or featured in all three of Bafana Bafana group stage matches at the 2026 World Cup, part of a squad that had ...