Men
Final
South Africa 0 defeated Egypt 0 (South Africa won 3-2 after penalty strokes)
3rd Place Playoff
Ghana 2 defeated Nigeria 0
Women
Final
South Africa 6 defeated Ghana 1
3rd Place Playoff
Namibia 2 defeated Nigeria 1
South Africa's men's and women's teams have booked their places in next year's World Cups after a pair of wins in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Pretoria.
The paths taken by each team was vastly different, with the South African women cruising through the competition to win the final 6-1 over Ghana and the men having to outlast Egypt in a penalty shoot out.
Both wins qualify South Africa for their respective World Cups in 2006 - the men's BDO Hockey World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany, and the women's Samsung Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain.
The South African women were first to secure their World Cup berth with an easy win over Ghana.
Henna du Boisson and captain Lindsey Carlisle scored doubles for South Africa as they cruised to victory with three goals in each half.
Both teams had legitimate chances to win the men's title in regulation time, but neither to break the stalemate which sent the final to a penalty shoot out.
South Africa held their nerve in the shoot out, outlasting Egypt to qualify for the World Cup. Egypt have a second chance to make next September's event at the World Cup Qualifier in Chanhzhou City in China.
Final Standings
Men
1. South Africa
2. Egypt
3. Ghana
4. Nigeria
5. Namibia
Women
1. South Africa
2. Ghana
3. Namibia
4. Nigeria
Results - Day 1
Men
Egypt 4 defeated Ghana 2
Goals: EGY - Sameh Metwaly PC 3m PC 57m, Mohamed Sameer PC 27m PC 38m; GHA - Joseph Appiah PC 29m, Daniel Lamptey PC 70m
South Africa 5 defeated Nigeria 0
Goals: RSA - Ian Symons PC 27m PC 38m, Gareth Carr PC 48m, Steve Phillips FG 55m FG 56m
Results - Day 2
Women
Ghana 1 drew Nigeria 1
Goals: GHA - Greta Aryeetey FG 39m; NIG - Christy Agbo FG 60m
South Africa 9 defeated Namibia 0
Goals: RSA - Candice Forword FG 18m, Henna du Buisson PC 28m, Dalean de Kock PC 35m, Kate Hector PC 35m PC 66m PC 70m, Tarryn Bright FG 38m, Lindsey Carlisle PC 42m, Marsha Marescia FG 54m
Men
Egypt 7 defeated Namibia 2
Goals: EGY - Sayed El Shahat FG 9m FG 38m, Sameh Metwaly PC 34m PC 47m, Mahmoud Farouk PC 40m, Ahmed Ezz PC 68m, Ahmed Said FG 69m; NAM - Heinrich Swartbooi FG 16m, Reagon Graig FG 55m
South Africa 4 defeated Ghana 0
Goals: RSA - Steve Phillips FG 2m, Ian Symons PC 12m, Lungile Tsolekile FG 20m, Darren Gallagher PC 55m
Results - Day 3
Men
Nigeria 4 defeated Namibia 2
Goals: NIG ÔÇô Okwudili Menyei PC 12m, Auwalu Lamido FG 20m FG 49m, Sunday Ogodogun FG 57m; NAM ÔÇô Andre Botha PS 46m FG 48m
Egypt 1 drew South Africa 1
Goals: EGY ÔÇô Sameh Metwaly PC 40m; RSA ÔÇô Steve Phillips FG 58m
Women
Ghana 0 drew Namibia 0
South Africa 13 defeated Nigeria 0
Goals: RSA ÔÇô Henna du Buisson FG 9m FG 10m PC 35m, Candice Forword FG 19m FG 56m, Tsoanelo Pholo PS 22m, Tarryn Bright PS 47m PC 48m, Kate Hector PC 50m, Dalean de Kock FG 53m, Marcelle Keet FG 60m, Nita van Jaarsveld PC 64m, Lesley-Anne George PS 66m
Results ÔÇô Day 4
Men
Egypt 2 defeated Nigeria 1
Goals: EGY - Okwudili Menyei PC 28m, Adnan Elsayed PC 33m, Sameh Metwaly PC 53m
Ghana 5 defeated Namibia 0
Goals: GHA - Gad Oblitey PC 7m, Edward Oblie FG 30m FG 36m PS 51m, Elikem Akaba FG 69m
Results ÔÇô Day 5
Women
South Africa 5 defeated Ghana 1
Goals: RSA ÔÇô Candice Forword FG 16m, Henna du Buisson PC 23m, Dalean de Kock PC 35m, Tarryn Bright PC 38m PC 44m; GHA ÔÇô Ramatu Abass FG 25m
Namibia 1 drew Nigeria 1
Goals: NAM ÔÇô Chantel de Gouveia PC 10m; NIG ÔÇô Justina Onyedum FG 14m
Results ÔÇô Day 6
Men
Ghana 2 drew Nigeria 2
South Africa 12 defeated Namibia 0
