the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He was then chosen into the squad of Malaysia 2007 Asian Cup. He only made his first appearance in the Asian Cup in the first group match against China where Malaysia had heavy defeated 1–5. After this run of bad luck, he became one of three senior players to play at the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. With a combination of senior and U-23 players, Malaysia defeated Myanmar 3–1 in the final to win the trophy. At the 2008 Merdeka Tournament, Norhafiz helped Malaysia reach the final but his missed shot during the penalty shoot-out against Vietnam lost Malaysia the match. At November 2010, Malaysia coach, K. Rajagopal called up Norhafiz for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, but he was injured during the 2010 Asian Games and replaced by Razman Roslan. Malaysia XI Norhafiz also appeared for the Malaysia League XI. He was selected by coach as defender in the Malaysia squad in a preseason friendly against Manchester United. At the inaugural Premier League Asia Trophy that involved two more English clubs Birmingham City and Newcastle United. After losing to Chelsea in the opening game, Malaysia contested for the 3rd place against Birmingham City. After the game which Malaysia lost, then manager of Birmingham City, Steve Bruce) was asked to single out a Malaysian player which had impressed him, his answer was Norhafiz Zamani Misbah. He featured and captained the Malaysia XI in the 2 matches friendly against Manchester United in July 2009. On 21 July 2011, Norhafiz captained Malaysia League XI match against Chelsea. Malaysia League XI later lost 0–1 on that match. Managerial career On 1 February 2021, Norhafiz was hired to became assistant coach for Mokhtar Dahari Academy to aid producing quality young players from the grassroots development program. Career statistics Club statistics International . International goals Honours Club Negeri Sembilan Malaysia FA Cup: 2003 Malaysia Cup: 2011 Charity Cup: 2012; runner-up 2004 Pahang Malaysia Super League: runner-up 2005 Malaysia FA Cup: 2006 ASEAN Club Championship: runner-up 2005 Kelantan Malaysia FA Cup: runners up 2015 Individual FAM Football Awards Best Defender: 2011 References External links Norhafiz Zamani Misbah at Football Malaysia 1981 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players People from Malacca Negeri Sembilan FA players Sri Pahang FC players Kelantan FA players Malaysia Super League players Association football defenders Footballers at the