| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa | ||
| City | Pretoria | ||
| Dates | 1–8 October | ||
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  South Africa (4th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Egypt | ||
| Third place |  Ghana | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 58 (4.83 per match) | ||
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The 2005 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Africa organised by the African Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's tournament in Pretoria, South Africa from 1 to 8 October 2005.[1]
The hosts and three-time defending champions South Africa won their fourth title and qualified for the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup by defeating Egypt 3–2 in penalty strokes in the final. Ghana won the bronze medal by defeating Nigeria 2–0.[2]
- ^ "Men Field Hockey 7th Africa Nations Cup 2005 Pretoria (RSA) 01-08.10 - Winner South Africa". todor66.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Men's World Cup field confirmed". 24 April 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2012.