Malkia Strikers head coach Geoffrey Omondi has identified serving and blocking as two key areas his side must improve ahead of their CAVB Women’s African Nations Volleyball Championship quarter-final clash against Algeria.Kenya secured their place in the last eight after sweeping Nigeria 3-0 on Saturday, 29 August, at the Kasarani Indoor Arena.Download our Mozzart Sport App for more news The hosts won 25-21, 25-17 and 25-15 in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.##NAJAVA_MECA_9928328##Despite the convincing victory, Omondi was critical of his team's performance, insisting there was room for improvement ahead of the more challenging knockout stages.“Our service was not good and, according to our targets, neither were our blocks. They were leaking too much.“It is an area that we need to improve on, especially against teams that play slow matches. For teams that play with a higher tempo, we are well equipped for that,” said Omondi.Malkia Strikers eye Algeria scalp as CAVB African Nations Championship enters quarter finalsThe Kenya Pipeline Corporation tactician described the Nigeria match as both easy and difficult, explaining that while the result was comfortable, his players failed to execute their game plan to the required standard.“It was an easy and tough match at the same time. Easy to the extent that we won in the first three sets, but tough because we did not play according to plan.We needed to play a flawless game with a lot of accuracy, which we lacked. That is something we need to work on because our upcoming matches will be tougher than this.”Djokovic crashes out of US Open in unprecedented fashionOmondi, however, remains confident in Kenya’s ability to overcome Algeria, who have won three consecutive matches after suffering a 3-0 defeat to Rwanda in their opening match of the championship.“To the extent that they are in this championship, they are a good team. We have seen them play and watched their attacks, and we will adequately prepare.” With a semi-final place at stake, Kenya will be looking to sharpen their execution and maintain their attacking strength as they target another step towards continental glory.