National team He was one of the players who won a silver medal at the
2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. In 2002, Norhafiz was called up for an international friendly match against
Brazil. He also was part of the squad in the
2004 AFF Championship which finished at third place. He then became the part of the national football team preparing for 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 a 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 competed 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. Furthermore, on 21 July 2011, Norhafiz captained the Malaysia League XI in a match against Chelsea, which ended in a 0–1 loss for the Malaysia League XI. ==Managerial career==