Ghanaian side Berekum Chelsea have been eliminated from the Viarreggio Cup after losing 5-3 on penalties to Genoa at the quarter final stage.

After becoming the first African side to reach the quarter finals of the competition, Berekum Chelsea were looking forward to make another stride by becoming the first club from Africa to reach the semi-final of the competition.

A 21st minute strike by Bianchi put Genoa in the lead before in-form John Attuquaye cancelled the lead for  Berekum Chelsea in the 48th minute to force the game to penalty shootouts.

Berekum Chelsea missed two of their kicks and failed to save any of their opponent’s as they crushed out of the tournament.

The Ghanaian side secured qualification to the knockout stage after crushing Italian side Carrarese Calcio by 4-1 before picking a solitary win over Spezia after losing 1-0 to AC Milan in their opening game of the tournament.

They then blew away Athletico Paranense of Brazil to pick a quarter final ticket but have been crushed by Italian side Genoa.

Despite exiting the tournament, the performance of the Berekum side has attracted interest from several agents in Italy.