It was held from 23 October to 1 November 2015 in Randburg, South Africa.
Nine teams competed in the men's and seven in the women's tournament.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
On 30 October South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) published a statement reiterating that it will not consider qualifying though the continental qualifying tournament acceptable.
[1] SASCOC and the South African Hockey Association had previously specified 2014-15 FIH Hockey World League as the only Olympic selection route for the South Africa men's and women's national field hockey teams.