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Who is the all-time leading scorer in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments?

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Perpetua Nkwocha, a professional women’s footballer from Nigeria, is the all-time leading scorer in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. She won the Golden Boot four times and scored 11 goals in 2010, the highest individual tally in a single tournament. She scored a total of 34 goals in various editions of the competition.