Worthington gets the nod and ready to plot World Cup route

NIGEL WORTHINGTON has begun plotting a route to South Africa after being confirmed as Northern Ireland’s manager for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.

As expected, the former Norwich boss was yesterday unveiled as the man to lead Northern Ireland over the next two years.

Any doubts over the likelihood of Worthington taking charge permanently were all but ended when he was among the Irish FA’s delegation in Bratislava on Wednesday as their fixture list for the qualifying campaign was determined.