[2] In 1956, he played six games for George Telegraph SC as a guest player in the latter stages of the Calcutta League, helping the club escape relegation.

[1] In 1959, Ghaznavi played a pivotal role as Dhaka Mohammedan won the treble, remaining unbeaten champions in the First Division, Ronald Shield and the Aga Khan Gold Cup.

However, in 1960, during an Aga Khan Gold Cup match against Karachi Mughals Club, Ghaznavi was involved in a brawl after being subjected to rough challenges.

[3] In 1957, he was part of the runners-up East Pakistan White team that lost the National Championship final, held on home soil in Dacca, 2–1 to Punjab.

The team, captained by Chinghla Mong Chowdhury Mari, was heavily applauded, although the region would win its first National Championship in 1960, which Ghaznavi missed due to suspension.

Both players helped the club win the 1968 Aga Khan Gold Cup and the 1969 league title as unbeaten champions and later represented the Pakistan national football team.

In the same year, they would become the first Bangladeshi club to win a title on foreign soil, clinching the Ashish Jabbar football tournament in Durgapur, India.