We are issuing this statement in response to the understandable worries being expressed by the Ghanaians who paid for a travel and accommodation package to attend the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The Ministry of Youth and Sports appointed City Gate Company Limited as one of two Authorized Ticket and Hospitality Agents – the other being African Origin Travels and Sports Tourism – to convey Ghanaians to the tournament and arrange for their accommodation and attendance of selected matches. Unfortunately after monies had been duly paid by those due to travel, for reasons still unknown to us, the National Security Authority declined to issue the requisite travelling permits, thus cancelling the planned trip. Subsequently we were inundated with demands from those who had paid us for the trip for a full refund of their monies. City Gate Company wishes to assure all the participants in the abrogated package trip that we will refund all monies they paid to us in full. I...