'S. Africa needs 15 years to catch up'

'S. Africa needs 15 years to catch up'

JAKARTA: South African coach Morten Frost Hansen said that his country would need another 15 years to be able to challenge the strong badminton countries.

The South African Thomas Cup team was beaten 0-5 by Thailand in a Group C match on Saturday.

"Frankly speaking, it will be a long way for us to chalk up better achievement in the Thomas and Uber Cup. We have been participating simply to obtain experience," he said. -- Antara