2026 World Cup participant Adams from South Africa national team dies at age 25
Midfielder of the football club "Mamelodi Sundowns" and the South Africa national team Jayden Adams died at the age of 25. This was reported by the Soccer Laduma portal.
The cause of death is not named.
Adams moved to Mamelodi Sundowns in 2025 and played 27 matches for the team, scoring 4 goals. Before that, for five years he played for the South African Stellenbosch. In the 2025/26 season, the footballer became the winner of the African Champions League.
For the South Africa national team, Adams played 9 matches, in which he scored 1 goal. The midfielder played in all three matches of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, without scoring, but did not take part in the round of 16 match against the Canada team (0:1).
Source: TASS
