In his pomp, Azman was one of the most feared strikers in the region and with him in the side, Malaysia were able to achieve a historic high of 75th spot in the FIFA rankings back in 1993.
Over the years since, there has been a gradual degradation with the quality of the national team that has seen the Harimau Malaya slipped all the way down to 178th spot.
Yet, Azman firmly believes that the current crop are on the right track having progressed to the final of the AFF Championship back in 2018 and are in a great position in the World Cup qualification campaign.