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The burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is predicted to continue increasing, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, held from Nov. 10 to 14 in Boston.

…Chipolopolo skipper Lubambo Musonda declared fit, Edward Chilufya still down

By MICHAEL MIYOBA 

AFTER starting the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with an exciting 4-2 win over Congo Brazzaville on Friday, Zambia’s quest to clinch a maiden World Cup appearance will come under scrutiny when they face Niger in their second Group E fixture slated for the Stade de Marrakech Stadium in Morocco.

And Captain Lubambo Musonda has been declared fit for the round two fixture set to provide some intriguing action as the two teams aim to beat 2022 World Cup quarter-finalists Morocco for the lone World Cup bound spot in Group E.

While Zambia will be seeking to maintain their perfect start after the sweet win over Congo Brazzaville, Niger will fight to recover from the painful 1-0 defeat to Tanzania in their first-round fixture played on Saturday in Marrakech. 

The AFCON bound Chipolopolo boys who arrived in Morocco on Sunday morning are prematch favourites as they face a Niger side which has lost all its six competitive matches since January and failed to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

Despite Zambia being the favourites, Chipolopolo assistant coach Moses Sichone is expecting a tough encounter. 

The former Chipolopolo defender is however confident that the team will snatch another win to stay top of Group E.

“We know that the game against Niger won’t be easy but looking at the first match we played against Congo, the boys played well, and we just have to rectify a few mistakes we made for tomorrow’s game to get maximum points,” Sichone said.

Sichone confirmed that skipper Lubambo Musonda is back from injury to boost options for the squad ahead of the Niger clash.

Asked if there are any injury concerns in the squad, Sichone said; “Unfortunately, we have only one patient Edward Chilufya who remained back home because of sickness. We’re not hundred percent sure on his illness. We thank God Lubambo, the captain is back in the team.”

Grant is expected to maintain the same starting 11 which impressed on Friday with veteran defender Stopila Sunzu leading the defence with Dominick Chanda, Benedict Chepeshi and Rodrick Kabwe while Emmanuel Banda, Kings Kangwa and Benson Sakala will be retained in the middle of the park.

Upfront, Grant will once again rely on striker Patson Daka who has proven to be the most lethal Bullet in the Chipolopolo squad despite him having fallen out of favour at his English club Leicester City where he has only managed one appearance in the Championship this season.

Daka has continued to play a key role for the Chipolopolo as his brace helped to dismantle Congo Brazzaville and escalated his goal tally for the Chipolopolo to 17 goals on par with ninth ranked 2012 AFCON winner James Chamanga.

Daka will likely partner with ex-Rangers attacker Fashion Sakala who scored his ninth goal for Zambia on Friday and Italy-based Lameck Banda who tormented the Congo Brazzaville defence and contributed a goal in the 4-2 triumph. 

Zambia top Group E with three points on par with Tanzania who are scheduled to face Group E favourites Morocco who will be playing their first match today. 

Despite changes in therapy, the prevalence of poor physical function has remained steady among childhood survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

Sexual minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Pediatrics.

Occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is associated with a substantial burden of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), according to a study published in the November issue of Environment International.

By VITA BANDA

ECONOMIST Kelvin Chisanga has projected a hike in the monetary policy rate by 50 or 100 basis points by the Bank of Zambia Monetary Policy Committee.

IN our Saturday edition of the Daily Nation, we carried a story headlined Change strategy on debt restructuring, Debt Alliance advises gov’t.

In the said story, we quoted Mr Maata Wakumeloas the coordinator of the Civil Society Organisation Debt Alliance.

It has come to our attention that in fact, Mr Wakumelo is not the coordinator of the CSO Debt Alliance and did not issue the said statement. It has also come to our attention that Mr Wakumelo left CSO Debt Alliance more than a year ago and could therefore not make a statement on behalf of the organisation.

The Daily Nation therefore wishes to unreservedly apologise to both Mr Wakumelo and the CSO Debt Alliance for the inconvenience caused.  

…as they are barred from being part of the proceedings in the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Gold, money scandal which case is now being tried secretly

By GRACE CHAILE

JOURNALISTS and the public yesterday took a walk of shame after the Lusaka High Court directed that proceedings in the matter involving five Zambians charged with espionage will be held in camera to protect the nation from security risks.

By Nation Reporter

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directly incited the police to go on a spree of arresting opposition political party leaders by instructing his Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba not to fear anyone but apprehend political leaders perceived to be political lawbreakers, Brebner Changala has said.

…for publishing a story in which the former Matero MP is said to have told his hired delegates who are demanding payment for their services thst theirn cases would go nowhere because he has influence in the judiciary

By NATION REPORTER

EXPELLED Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has moved to demand K20 million from the Daily Nation Newspaper for defamation after the newspaper published a story in which he was quoted as having claimed that he had influence in the Judiciary.