Following the departure of Hakan Hayrettin in January 2023, Elokobi was appointed caretaker manager of Maidstone United.

On 24 March 2023, Elokobi was named permanent manager at Maidstone United. In the 2023–24 season, Maidstone reached the FA Cup fourth round for the first time. On 27 January 2024, Maidstone reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time after a shock 2–1 away win at Ipswich Town. They became “the first club outside the top five tiers of English football to reach the FA Cup fifth round since Blyth Spartans in 1978”.