[4] In addition to coaching, Iftikhar has also served as a scout for Roberto Martinez at Wigan Athletic and Everton for two years at each club,[2][5] and the Belgium national team.
[2] In June 2012, Iftikar was appointed a first team coach of Nelson of the North West Counties Football League prior to the 2012–13 season.
[11] In May 2016, he was appointed manager of Bayangol of the Mongolia Premier League[12] The previous season, Bayangol were playing in the Mongolia 1st League but were forced into promotion by the Mongolian Football Federation ten days before the season began after second division club, Continental, declined promotion after earning it for financial reasons.
Bayangol were unable to meet Premier League requirements for the team's manager to hold at least an UEFA "B" license or equivalent so they posted the opening on Twitter.
[17] At the end of November 2021, Iftikhar was appointed manager of Fort William in the Scottish Highland Football League[18] who were deemed "The Worst Team in Britain" in 2019, by many news media publishers.