Ukraine will aim to defend their title in Sardinia ©IBSA

Cagliari in Italy will host the 2017 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Partially Sighted Football World Championships for players in the B2/B3 category.

The capital of the island of Sardinia will stage the men's tournament between May 26 and June 4, it has been announced.

It will be run by Tigers Paralympic Sport, a member of the Italian Paralympic Federation for the Visually Impaired (FISPIC).

B2 and B3 players have less impairment than the B1 category, where athletes are almost or totally blind.

The tournament will be for B1/B2 players ©Getty Images
The tournament will be for B1/B2 players ©Getty Images

In Cagliari, Ukraine will be looking to defend the title they claimed in South Korean capital Seoul in 2015.

This was won during the IBSA World Championships and Games.

The tournament in Italy will be the seventh edition in all, with action returning to Europe for the first time since 2004, when Manchester in England played host.