JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his deep condolences to the families of Jayden Adams and Luqobo Makwedini, who passed away at the ages of 25 and 20, respectively.
Adams, a Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder, died just after he returned to South Africa from the FIFA World Cup.
Makwedini reportedly died in France following a practice session with his French club, AS Béziers Hérault.
“It is particularly tragic that we are suffering the loss of two outstanding young athletes at a time when our nation continues to immerse itself in the FIFA World Cup tournament, as well as the Springboks’ and Springbok Women’s matches against Scotland and the USA Eagles in Pretoria today.
“We are grateful for the joy and victories Jayden and Luqobo have given us and their teams as they lived their dreams and held South Africa’s name high on the scoreboards of global sport. May their souls rest in peace,” Ramaphosa said.