Police investigate the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams – AP News
The death of South Africa soccer player Jayden Adams is under investigation by police. The 25-year-old Adams was found dead at a property in the city of Cape Town on Saturday, weeks after playing for his country at the World Cup.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town.
The 25-year-old Adams died two weeks after helping South Africa reach the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time.
Authorities have not released a cause of death.
“Cape Town central police registered an inquest for investigation following the discovery of the body of a 25-year-old male on Saturday,” police said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. “Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.”
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.
Adams’ 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.
“As you all know, it was an untimely death. The family is struggling to process it,” Juanito Adams said. “It won’t be easy to carry on. People say it will become easier, but it won’t. You just learn to live with it.”
