[1][2] Missouri was born in 1947 in the village of Merchicha within the Col des Beni Aïcha region, in the east of the Khachna Massif and in the south of the town of Thénia before the Algerian independence.

[15][16] Bouafia managed the young boxer Missouri well during the national interligue tournament in Oran in July 1969 which was held in the Nedjma cinema, and this allowed him to win the heavyweight title.

[20] Indeed, it was then the trainer Kouider Ayad who supervised Missouri in the national A boxing team in 1975 when he participated in the Mediterranean Games and that he collected with his colleagues Hocine Nini and Siad the count of seven medals including two in gold.

[26] Missouri's efforts were seeking to contribute to building a modern sport and a brilliant elite capable of honoring national colors in international forums and responding to the tremendous sacrifices made by the Algerian people in order to emancipate from the yoke of French colonialism.

[48] He was buried on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 after the Zuhr prayer in the Sidi Garidi Cemetery within the commune of Kouba in Algiers, in the presence of a large crowd of his family and friends.